scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
simply; merely; only; solely
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
yak hair dyed red; red hair; frizzled fake hair; curly fake hair
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to collapse; to flop (onto)
savage; wild; unruly; to behave roughly; to get wild
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
from now; from this moment; henceforth