leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
influence; clout; leverage
investment; contribution; financing
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
skill; dexterity; master hand
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to make a fool of someone
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence