diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
direct connection; direct link
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
very likely; very probable
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to become vulgar; to coarsen
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
with a broad grin; smirking
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to have an idea; to have a clue
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
powerful person; influential person
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
particularly; only; in the case of
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
acting ability; talent as a performer
outrageous lie; outright lie
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to have a smattering knowledge of
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to crack; to develop a crack
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)