to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
otherwise; or else; if not
to be sacked; to be dismissed
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
after that; afterwards; thereafter
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to have an eye on; to zero in on
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
something like ...; something called ...
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
that is to say; so that means
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
transport; freight; shipping
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
back street; back alley; off-street
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to tighten; to press hard
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
new book; new publication
arrival of goods; goods received
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago