to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
superiority complex; sense of superiority
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)
talking while standing; standing around talking
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to spit out; to eject; to dump
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
prompt; immediate; in real time
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
obscure; vague; ambiguous
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
in that manner; like that
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent