skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
the same generation; coeval
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
that's the way it is; such is life
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to dye; to colour; to color
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
nothing but; none other than
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
coexistence; living together
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
man; male; masculine gender
good impression; favorable impression
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
scene; sight; scenario; setting
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
second day of the month; two days
to need; to demand; to take; to require
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
intelligence agency; secret service
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
fee; charge; rate; material
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person