to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
battle of wits; contest of wits
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
body and soul; mind and body
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
start of a romance; beginning of love
society; public; community; social studies
hostility; antagonism; opposition
sons and daughters; children; girl
approximate age; age range
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
private tutor; coach; governess
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
the same rank; equality; apposition
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
heir; inheritor; successor
supreme leader; ultimate leader
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before