skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
literature; books (reference); document
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be silent; to say nothing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to have a talk; to tell a story
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
question; inquiry; enquiry
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
family; relatives; dependents; household
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
order; command; directions; instructions
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness