episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
modesty; self-control; discretion
lately; recently; nowadays
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
the other day; a few days ago
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
how; in what way; how about; questionable
unveiling; debut; introduction
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
elegant; graceful; refined
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
(another person's) younger sister
now that; since; so long as; because
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to have a reason; to have an excuse
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
relatively; comparatively
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
almost; roughly; approximately