single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
office and rank; an official rank
to have one's name entered (in a list)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
property; fortune; assets
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
the oppressed; downtrodden people
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)