being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
in the end; on top of that
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
older sister; lass; young lady
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
fully armed; armed to the teeth
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
somehow; somewhat; seemingly