audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
medal of honour; medal of merit
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
upcoming; forthcoming; approaching; yet to come
beginning of the world; creation
after that; afterwards; thereafter
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
longed-for; anxiously awaited
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
chief vassal; senior statesman
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction