thereupon; shortly thereafter
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to state; to express; to mention
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to cause a person trouble
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
defense; defence; protection
just one person; only one
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
not worth considering; out of the question
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
falling asleep; going to sleep
to say; to tell; to state; to do
wild beast; wild animal; brute
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
guess; conjecture; surmise