tone (of voice); manner of talking
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to stop walking; to pause
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
at once; immediately; right now
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
international community; international society; the world
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
naughty; mischievous; unruly
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
major powers of the world; great powers
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
connections; contacts; influence
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
reigning; controlling; dictating
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
anything and everything; just about everything
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court