a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to entertain; to make welcome
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
and yet; though; when; in spite of
insolent fellow; rude fellow
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
capital punishment given personally by a feudal lord after a disrespectful act
these guys; these fellows
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
furious facial expression
to press a question; to cross-examine
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
thorough; exhaustive; complete
having an ancient and honorable origin
opposite; reverse; contrary
relatively; comparatively
household economy; family finances
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information