chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
influence; clout; leverage
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
party; set; gang; company; person
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
profiting while others fight; (lit.) fisherman's profit
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
Tolstoy; Tolstoi; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910; Russian writer)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
serious; severe; grave; acute
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
supplementary explanation
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
(written) contract; agreement
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to hit (someone) once; to give (someone) a punch; to intimidate (someone)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
true character; true heart; true spirit
changing clothes; change of clothes
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest