describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
furnishings; implements; equipment
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
admiration; being impressed (by)
trees and stones; unfeeling person
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
something like ...; something called ...
to happen to have on hand or in stock
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
keeping house; being confined to one's house
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
beyond this point; from now on; after this
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
gem; jewel; precious stone
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
giving; provision; furnishing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
(political) power; authority; influence
to need; to call for; to require
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)