thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
war; fighting; fierce competition
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
due form; official; formality
that; the matter in question
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
complete recovery of health
title of honour; title of honor
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to threaten; to make threats
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to make merry; to be festive
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
foreign; abroad; overseas
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing