restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
high; noble; refined; advanced
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
naturally; of course; understandably
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
those present; attendance
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
dealing with; coping with
unfairness; injustice; partiality
social life; social intercourse
to appear in the newspaper
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
several years; a few years
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to look away; to turn away
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of; to make matters worse
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
because of; owing to; due to
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
Rudolf; Rudolff; Rudolfo; Rudolph