golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
every person; every mouth; every entrance
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
one by one; one at a time; in turn
ten; 10; ten years of age
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to take someone's life; to kill someone
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
tendency; trend; inclination
living person; the living
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
consists of; comprises; is made up of