sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
countries; (various) nations
to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
autonomy; right of self-government
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
one thing; one article; ulterior motive; secret intention; penis; money
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
interruption; interference; butting in
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
financial circles; the financial community
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
dullard; indecisive person
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to have a meal; to take a meal
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
seniority by length of service