messenger; envoy; emissary
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
impossible to do (although wants to)
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
miraculous stone; magical rock
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
harm; injury; evil (influence)
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to speak; to say; to vocalize
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
(having) life-and-death power (over)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip