lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
sender; consignor; remitter
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
every person; each one; everybody
wealthy person; millionaire
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
too (much); overly; excessively
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
marriage proposal; courtship
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
marriage proposal; marriage talks
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
countermeasure; counter-measure
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look