conference room; council room
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
wincing; cowering; shrinking; flinching; recoiling
to jump upon (a moving object)
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology