to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
blood vessel; blood relationship
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
all the officials, both military and civil
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
in respect of; in regard to; as for
looks; features; (personal) appearance
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
to order; to command; to appoint
to arrest; to capture; to seize
one by one; in detail; minutely
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
meanwhile; in the meantime
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
laughingstock; object of ridicule
destruction; annihilation; extermination
of tender years; very young
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
master craftsman; skillful worker
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
going around; patrol; round; tour
to knock down; to knock out
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to step forward; to take a step forward