incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
back (of a chair); backrest
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
personage; person (deserving of respect)
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
to dye; to colour; to color
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown