obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to squeeze out; to wring out
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
prejudice; bias; distorted view
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
ultimate; final; last; eventual
you could say; you might say; verging on the
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
because of; owing to; due to
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
sense of values; values; value system
to emphasize; to attach importance to
order; command; directions; instructions
to be too numerous; to be too much
contradiction; inconsistency
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have