absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
sincere; honest; faithful
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
wet nurse; nursing mother
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
seducer; tempter; temptress; enticer; charmer; betrayer
person whose presence is unwelcome, unnecessary or a nuisance; fifth wheel; third wheel; superfluous man (literary archetype)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
life in a foreign country; living abroad
acquaintance; close friend
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
Dead Souls (novel by Gogol); Myortvye dushi
second division; secondary division
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
outward appearance; looks