kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
silence; stillness; quietness
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
treatment (of a person); dealing with
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
death by hanging; execution by hanging
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
successive generations; successive emperors
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
last days; the end; one's fate
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
deportation; expulsion from the country