to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
older sister and younger brother
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
be (that) as it may; having said that
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
father and mother; parents
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
older sister; elder sister
normalcy; normality; normal
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
ground glass; frosted glass
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
emotional strength; force of will
competing; competition; auction
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
authority; power; influence
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
ordinary; sensible; commonplace