to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
looking pale; looking unwell
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one-sided; partial; unfair
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
declaration; proclamation; announcement
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to speak ill of; to disparage
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
incompetent; have no merit
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to be helpful; to be useful
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily