nervousness; oversensitivity
court (of law); courtroom
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
reward; honorarium; remuneration
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
body guard; military escort
(theatrical) fighting scene
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
body; physical system; (the) person
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize