serious; severe; grave; acute
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
looks; personal appearance; features
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
official announcement; proclamation
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
that day; the very same day
third day of the month; three days