body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to face on; to look out on to
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
polite; respectful; reverent
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
all present; all concerned; all of us
decorum; propriety; politeness
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
cooperation; collaboration
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
our country; our land; one's own country
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to anticipate; to foresee
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
pointing out; identification
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
seventh day of the month; seven days
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in