astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
production (e.g. play); direction
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
at that time; in those days
in proportion to; just as much as
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to take over; to hand over
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
society; public; community; social studies
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like