to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
straying; wandering off course
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
order of chivalry; chivalric order
every person; each one; everybody
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to slap; to strike; to spank
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
leader of a delegation (body, party)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
application; request; petition
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy