to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
these guys; these fellows
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
forcibly; by force; against one's will
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
first thing in the morning
caller; visitor; company; guest
visit (from someone); call
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
welcome; (warm) reception
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
fixed date; appointed day
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know