(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
literally; to the letter; literal
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to have a talk; to tell a story
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing