lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to break the silence; to break one's silence
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
chance (of success); odds
having said that; on the other hand
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
messenger; envoy; emissary
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
founder; originator; pioneer
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
reason; cause; circumstances
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
phantom; vision; illusion
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
scale; scope; plan; structure
emotional strength; force of will
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate