effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
each house; every house; many houses
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
tenth day of the month; ten days
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
body; group; party; company; troupe
leader of a delegation (body, party)
considerably; fairly; quite
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
ignorant of the ways of the world
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
extermination; annihilation
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
watchful waiting; careful supervision
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along