to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
princess; Her Royal Highness
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
many; a lot; much; multitude
each nation; many nations; many countries
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
trivial; not amounting to much
(another's) daughter; young lady
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
rare (or peculiar) animal
expression; presentation; representation; notation
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
flustered; confused; panicked
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
later on; eventually; afterwards
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in