edict; public announcement
and then; and so; and; so then
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
This isn't over; I will get my revenge
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
document; official papers
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
close; intimate; on good terms
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
nausea; sickness in the stomach
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that