ruler's orders; master's orders
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
scene; spectacle; sight; view
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to begin talking; to open up
well-known; noted; celebrated
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to collect; to assemble; to gather
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
pending question; unresolved problem
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
quarrel; dispute; argument
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous