immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
useless; vain; aimless; idle
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
be (that) as it may; having said that
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
princess; daughter of a nobleman
afterlife; for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to push aside; to push one's way through
what kind of; what sort of; what
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
no!; no no!; no, not at all
only; merely; but; no more than
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be fulfilled; to be satisfied
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
more than usual (usu. time)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon