formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to glare at each other; to confront each other
prime minister; premier; chancellor
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
imposing stance; daunting pose
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
good; goodness; right; virtue
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
trembling with excitement
one of these days; someday; one day
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)