title of honour; title of honor
dated; date; fixed; external
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
verbal promise; one's word
be (that) as it may; having said that
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
court lady; lady-in-waiting
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
preparation; arrangements
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to begin; to set about; to start
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
ringing; throbbing violently
near oneself; close to one; familiar
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward