Vocabulary

lamentable; regrettable

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

Be not afraid

graciously; respectfully

to treat one's husband with due respect

to affect a serene mood; to affect a serious demeanor; to act prudishly; to assume an air of superiority

to be widely known; to be famous

to produce a sound

to do one's part (duty)

to set aside one's interests

serious crime; grave crime

to think of; to give one's thought to

to give an important position

to play outside (out of doors)

tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive

to disobey one's parents

to cause one's parents distress

far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

to dance to the music

to share in the benefit

to run mad after a girl

to be captivated by ...; to be fascinated with ...

to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)

to disguise oneself as a woman

feminine handwriting

to be ungrateful

to cry loudly for a reform; to clamour for change

to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off

to take part in a conference

to be licensed to practice (e.g. law); to be allowed to open a business

to shout with exultation; to shout for joy

to go to the office; to be at work

to set up a company

to leave the company

work after one's heart

to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

to improve; to get better; to convalesce

to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce

to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat

to show the solution