neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ruler; monarch; sovereign
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to smile a smile of satisfaction
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
time; season; period; phase; stage
imperial throne; the Crown
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to run about; to rush about
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
in name only; titular; nominal
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to well up; to burst; to arise
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
now that you say that; now that you mention it