censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
elopement; running away with a lover
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
public holiday; celebration (of)
eighth day of the month; eight days
way; method; means; resource; course
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
outermost region of the castle
withdrawing from the castle
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
toddling; taking tottering steps
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right
nesting hole; burrow; den
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
retreating figure; appearance from behind
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
rouge and powder; cosmetics
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
prompt answer; direct personal answer
Tereza; Thereza; Teresa; Theresa
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy