practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to be intimate with; to befriend
modesty; humility; being humble
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
founder; originator; pioneer
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
tossing and turning while asleep
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
certainly; surely; definitely
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
border (between countries); national border
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
Everyone is safe (all right)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout