embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
proposal; offer; request; application
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to lean against; to recline on
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
this and that; one thing or another
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
watchdog; chaperone; watcher