to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
preparation; arrangements
unable to resist; unable to suppress
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
(made of) stone; stone-built
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
your daughter; young woman
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
quiet; still; surreptitious
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
in the morning; during the morning
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with