planning; project; plan; design
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
several times (as large, over)
particularly; only; in the case of
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
contest of strength; trial of strength
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
an old man's indiscretions
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
good humour (humor); good mood
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
oomycete; class oomycota; water mold
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
messenger; envoy; emissary
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate