stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
business; trade; operations; sales
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
hey there; I say; see here
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
and; thereupon; because of that
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to make one's rounds; to patrol
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
good-quality; superior in quality
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning