light; easy; non-serious; minor
after that; afterwards; thereafter
confections; sweets; candy; cake
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to be at a loss for words
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to be overcome with emotion
first meeting; first interview with
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
woman; lady; adult female
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
feminine; womanly; female
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be bewildered; to be perplexed