to not believe one's ears
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
time; season; period; phase; stage
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
from the beginning; from scratch
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
armed might; military power; the sword; force
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
in the future; another day; later
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
postponement; deferment; adjournment
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
in the same way as; just like
for this very reason; that is exactly why
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
pride; dignity; self-respect