to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
advance; moving forward; progress
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
in order; in turn; one by one
to make an appeal; to urge
story; tale; talk; discussion
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
family; members of a family
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
short pause; short interval
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be surprised; to be astonished
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stealthily; secretly; in secret
after that; afterwards; thereafter
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)