commencing with; including
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to be in complete attendance
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to show; to bare (the teeth)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
to rock; to shake; to swing
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to mix; to blend; to combine