obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to do together; to share; to participate in
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to become attached; to begin to love
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
to whine; to make feeble complaints
and yet; though; when; in spite of
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to play a leading role; to play a central part
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
laboratory animal; experimental animal
plural; multiple; several