solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to keep (a person) waiting
in the meanwhile; during the time
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
right side; right-hand side
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
like this; this sort; this way
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive divine punishment
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself