strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
now; the present time; just now; another; more
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
right of succession; right to the throne
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
already; now; no longer; not any more
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
temporary; provisional; interim
granted that; even if; even though
outside the country; abroad
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
himself; yourself; herself