diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
unmarried; not yet married
best regards; please take care of; please do
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
private funds; own funds; private property
to take (be in) charge of
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to make up for; to compensate for
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
distrust; unjust suspicion
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
social life; social intercourse
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to comb down; to smooth down
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award