chief vassal; senior statesman
treatment (of a person); dealing with
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to establish; to formulate
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
to increase; to add to; to augment
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(not) in the least; (not) at all
to throw open; to leave open
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
attendance; presence; appearance
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to relax; to feel at home
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to pick up; to find; to gather
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
installment; instalment; premium; bill