drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
pressure; oppression; suppression
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
on the occasion of; at the time of
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
correction; revision; amendment
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
such; like that; that sort of
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
permission; approval; authorization; license
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
innocent; cherubic; childlike
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar