doing nothing; folding one's arms
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
this will just be a short note; I'm writing to tell you
each; (arch.) you (plural)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
must not; should not; do not
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
together with; same; both; all; including ...
first appointment (to a post)
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
difficult problem; challenge
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
personage; person (deserving of respect)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
Very truly yours (a complimentary close used in a letter written in an old epistolary style)
next; secondly; subsequently
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
expenses; costly; expensive
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing