to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
reputation; respectability
to blame; to find fault with
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
instruction; direction; briefing
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
conference room; council room
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
please sit down; please have a seat
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
account book; ledger; register; script (of a play); libretto; scenario
professor; teaching; instruction
true character; real nature
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
conversely; on the contrary
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
without permission; without notice
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality