decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
in one's hands; in one's control
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
elated; triumphant; proud
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
false charge; slander; defamation
reason; grounds; circumstances
blank period; window period; interregnum
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
your body; your health; yourself; you
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand