to speak; to say; to vocalize
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
such ... as; or some such
to not believe one's ears
word; term; language; speech
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
co-sleeping; sleeping together
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
correction; revision; amendment