futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
lately; recently; these days
to catch the eye; to attract attention
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to grow up; to become an adult
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")