to twist; to twirl; to fiddle around with; to play with; to rack one's brains
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
thereupon; therefore; because of that
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
plainly; clearly; vividly
God; god; ace; king; superior person
continuation; succession; series
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter