model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
scale; scope; plan; structure
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
to make one's own; to take possession of
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
treatment (of a person); dealing with
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
separation; farewell; parting
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
elopement; running away with a lover
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe); having an itch that one cannot scratch
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
accumulation; accumulate; store
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to watch for an unguarded moment
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
article; news story; report; account
to publish a book; to put out a book
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
at first; in the beginning; originally