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attendant male servant

5

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

1

finger; toe; digit

2

to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

1

to point at

4

to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

7

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

2

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

2

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

first day; opening day

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

1

coincident with; while; simultaneously

3

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

3

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

4

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

2

to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

2

self-introduction

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

8

Raymond

25

viscount

13

close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related

4

to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)

1

to take someone's hand

8

such ... as; or some such

4

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

4

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

21

seal

8

feudal lord

7

surely; certainly

34

influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

7

trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

1

young nobleman

8

your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency

6

baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage

2

to do

4

to shrug one's shoulders

5

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

slim; slender; slight; delicate

2

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

4

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

1

to be the case that

3

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

2

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

2

polite; courteous; hospitable

2

to steal

1

the lower classes; the common people

2

having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

12

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

4

lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable

1