elder sister; effeminate man
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
history of; experience of
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
and yet; though; when; in spite of
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
long-established; old-established; traditional
illustration (e.g. book); picture
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
this, that and the other; this and that
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
inside one's heart; in one's mind
retainer; attendant; escort
article; thing; object; property; real estate
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40