conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
behaviour; behavior; conduct
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
confidence; trust; faith; credit
feeling; sense; impression
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
manners; courtesy; etiquette
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
imperial court; royal court
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability