ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
convention; tired tradition; old custom
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
way; method; means; resource; course
difference; disparity; gap
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
decision; determination; resolution
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
shameless; shameless person
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to hide; to keep to oneself
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping