to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
weak point; unskillfulness
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
what sort of; what kind of; what way
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
very young; childish; immature
few decades; many decades; several decades
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to anticipate; to foresee
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
lately; recently; these days
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
next term; next period; next version; next release
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward