with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
official business; public business
instead; but (on the other hand)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
attendant; valet; servant; follower
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
closely-guarded secret; top secret
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
talking while standing; standing around talking
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)