leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
royal capital; imperial capital
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(present) head of a family
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to show up; to appear; to turn up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particularly; only; in the case of
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
even though; despite; when
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.