slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
number two; mistress; concubine
patting; stroking; caressing
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
modernization; modernisation
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
killing and wounding; bloodshed
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
high heels; high-heeled shoes
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
monk; member of religious order
disclosure; exposure; revelation
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
treaty; pact; convention; agreement