notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
surmise; guess; inference
essence; true nature; substance; reality
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
good; goodness; right; virtue
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to know (a person); to think
leaving a matter to chance
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sharp sighted; easily awakened
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
something; what; why; how
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness