express; special delivery
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
royal capital; imperial capital
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
sinfonia; symphony; Italian overture
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
one's own handwriting; autograph
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to concern; to be related
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
releasing on parole; conditional release
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
they; those guys; those fellows
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)