summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
the lower classes; the common people
full dress; formal dress; uniform
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
bunch of flowers; bouquet
mountain top; summit; peak
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
however; having said that; but
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
short and stout; small but wide around
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
suspicious-looking; fishy
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
root; source; origin; cause
to be hot on a person's heels
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon