fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
conference room; council room
treatment (of a person); dealing with
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
like this; this sort; this way
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
cooperation; collaboration
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
princess; daughter of a nobleman
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
-less; lacking; non-existing
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
second day of the month; two days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to entertain; to make welcome
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
transfer; transport; removal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
survival; survivor; relic
to pass (of time); to elapse
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dealing with; coping with
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to put into effect; to put into practice
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate