timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
10th day of the month; ten days
distortion; falsification; perversion
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
this family; our family; this house; we
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
sense of values; values; value system
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
aristocratism; patricianism; concept that only the nobility is qualified to rule
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
person killed in action; the war dead
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
person of high rank or position
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)