future (usually near); prospects
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
of course; certainly; naturally
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to assemble; to set up; to construct
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
chalk (mineral); white wall
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to throw open; to leave open
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows