empress (consort); queen (consort)
final adjustment; final coordination
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
right in the middle (of); midst; height
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
personal feelings; self-interest
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
by all means; at all costs
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
cake served with tea; teacake
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
age thirty; one's thirties
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)