deceased; late; dead; departed
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
certainly; surely; definitely
firm; strong; solid; stable
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
encouragement; cheering on
foreign matter; impurities
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
condition; state (of health); appearance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to comb down; to smooth down
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to perceive; to understand
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
custom; practice; convention; precedent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...