intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
personal (employee); employed; retained
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
every evening; every night
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to happen to hear; to overhear
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; stages
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
the other day; some time ago; recently
very interesting; of great interest
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
without; but if; otherwise; or else
reduction by half; halving
to cause a person trouble
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated