sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
each; (arch.) you (plural)
invitation; introduction; temptation
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to hand over; to surrender
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
abstention; nonparticipation
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
cooperation; collaboration
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
another family; another house
intelligence or information network
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies