leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
exposure to wind; severe criticism
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be needed; to be wanted
unable to resist; unable to suppress
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
otherwise; if not; or else
unidentifiable; unidentified
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
totally willing; fully motivated
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation