to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
had better ...; had better not ...
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
and then; and so; and; so then
stillness; repose; standing still
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
both hands; both arms; ten
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to watch over; to watch attentively
in the meanwhile; during the time
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
and so; therefore; for that reason
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
influential person; man of importance
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
intimacy; affection; familiarity
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope