assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
poor physical health; bad shape
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
physical condition; state of health
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
the very image of health itself; picture of health
now that you say that; now that you mention it
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
in low spirits; dejected; sad
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
outside of; not covered by
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to lie down; to throw oneself down