maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
world; society; people; the public
himself; yourself; herself
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
is something that; is that which
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
somehow; for some reason or other
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
in the face of; in defiance of
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
pride; boast; credit (to)
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
heedless of danger; braving dangers
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
speech; expression; wording; language
the lower classes; the common people
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
all present; all concerned; all of us
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
civilian in military employ
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to become excited; to grow lively
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face