strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
wearing one's hair in braids
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to drink up; to drain (cup)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
remembrance; recollection; recognition
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
woman; female; feminine gender
those present; attendance
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be conspicuous; to stand out
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to pay attention; to be watchful
observation; survey; watching