Vocabulary

of peerless loyalty and bravery

standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady

sexual liaison

(make) a long talk (discourse, lecture)

long film (movie)

list of the richest people; billionaires list

unworldly; supermundane; free from worldly cares (concerns)

long stretch of winding beach

townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit

townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit

(the likes of) a mere tradesman

speak and write plainly (frankly); speak and write without reserve

for ever and ever; (through) eternity; countless ages; till the end of time

charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame

competitive lobbying; rivalry in campaigning (for and against)

taciturn; reticent

memorial performance; performance in memory of someone

very thrilling; extremely delightful; awfully pleasant; intensely satisfying

an old woman's gray hair

depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances); at one's pleasure

bull market; bullish market; strong market

standstill; deadlock; stalemate; doldrums; stagnant conditions

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

manacles; shackles; fetters

thorough investigation; complete inquiry

lecturer on demand; guest speaker on demand

two places being far apart

very far away; the heavenly shores

a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood

the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state

the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country

eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land

unification of the whole country

the whole nation; all the people in the land

peerless (unparalleled, matchless, unequaled) in the country

being dependent on what the weather is like

unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items

flash of lightning

fleeting; evanescent

unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather