on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
official function; state function
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to arrange (flowers); to plant
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to find fault with; to question
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
tremendous; big; great; terrible
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
trueborn; genuine; capable; first-class; briskly; smartly
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
surely; certainly; without doubt
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to call again; to call (someone) back
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
research; study; investigation
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket