Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE); Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)
to rank next to; to come after
number; number plate; license plate
to rule; to govern; to administer
serious wound; serious injury
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to keep a watchful eye on
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to smirk; to grin broadly
particularly; only; in the case of
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
action; operation; effect; function
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
good humour (humor); good mood
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
unimpressive; unimpressed
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)