to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
staying the night; lodging (at)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
great hurry; great haste; rush
24 hours; twenty-four hours
staying up all night; all-night vigil
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to start shouting; to break out
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
consent form; letter of consent
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
all you want; as much as one wants
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
turquoise (mineral); turquoise blue
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses