express dispatch; urgent correspondence
laughingstock; object of ridicule
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
Barre; Barry (Britain); Valley
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
mistress; kept woman; concubine
of all things (days, etc.)
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
on bad terms; at loggerheads
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
princess; Her Royal Highness
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
back off!; leave me alone!
the lower classes; the common people
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?