son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
treatment (of a person); dealing with
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
otherwise; if not; or else
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
family; members of a family
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
calm; composed; cool; quiet
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
as far as the eye can see
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to watch over; to watch attentively