to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
fast-talking; rapid talking
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
power; authority; jurisdiction
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to step over or across; to overcome
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
talk; story; conversation
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
successive generations; successive emperors
outstanding; excellent; remarkable
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple