the other day; lately; recently
now that you say that; now that you mention it
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
death penalty; capital punishment
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
tenderhearted; faint of heart
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
commodore; brigadier general
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
honour; honor; glory; privilege
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
like this; this sort; this way
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
ancestor; forefather; foremother
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to take away; to carry off
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
strong pressure; heavy pressure