deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
obscure; vague; ambiguous
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
for the first time in one's life
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
The Count of Monte Cristo (1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas)
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
natural span of life; 250 years old
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
telephone; telephone number; telephone call; phone call