to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
very close friend; bosom friend
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
teacher; instructor; professor
pupil; student; schoolchild
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
cough cough; with a (wet) cough; violently (coughing)
one's natural voice; one's normal speaking voice; chest voice; modal voice
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
princess; daughter of a nobleman
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
conferral of honors (honours), according to merits
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
founding father (of a country)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable