to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
being under the rule of; being under the government of
several years; a few years
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
support; backing; aid; assistance