rest; break; recess; intermission
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
annual (plant); first-year student
to play a central role; to take a leading part
unbuttoning a collar; opening up (one's heart); open-necked shirt
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
secret; private; surreptitious
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
-less; lacking; non-existing
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
evident; plain; distinct; clear
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
check pattern; checked pattern; checkered pattern; plaid; lattice design
to relax; to feel at home
main; principal; chief; primary; major
clientele; customer stratum
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
untouched; unused; intact
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
female friend; woman friend