public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
(large) house; residence; mansion
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
to continue to rain or snow
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
janitor; caretaker; custodian
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
(political) power; authority; influence
being very busy; busyness
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to stop raining or snowing
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
urgency; exigency; emergency
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command