lord of a manor; estate steward
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
no!; no no!; no, not at all
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
until now; so far; up to the present
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
sharp sighted; easily awakened
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to be silent; to say nothing