wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to succeed; to bear fruit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
unsettled; pending; unresolved
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
Claire; Clare; Clerc; Klaern; Krehl
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
one after another; in succession; in a row
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
doorkeeper; doorman; porter
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)