leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
radiant smile; contented smile
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
attendance; participation; presence
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
close; intimate; on good terms
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to rant and rave; to raise hell
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
power balance; balance of power
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
according to plan; as planned
spot; point; place; position
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation