episode; anecdote; vignette
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to be erected; to be built
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
something like ...; something called ...
royal capital; imperial capital
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne