conference room; council room
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
please sit down; please have a seat
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
(giving) instruction; initiation
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
account book; ledger; register
professor; teaching; instruction
true character; real nature
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to detain; to check; to restrain
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
conversely; on the contrary
without permission; without notice
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
messenger; envoy; emissary
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)