keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
champagne glass; champagne flute
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
(distinction of) sex; gender
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
full dress; formal dress; uniform
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
entertainment; amusement; fun
trouble; bother; annoyance
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
honour; honor; glory; privilege
utmost limit; extremity; result
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
silence (not speaking); muteness
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking