honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
several times; a few times
death from disease; death from illness
direct descent; direct line
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
place; position; location; position; standing; status
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
our country; our land; one's own country
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
imperial court; royal court
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
to need; to call for; to require
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
soldier; combatant; warrior
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid