help; assistance; service
very good luck; excellent fortune
nothing but; none other than
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
our country; our land; one's own country
important point; strategic position; key point
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
process; course; mechanism
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
moving tale; impressive tale
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
imperial court; royal court
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
to ask a question; to ask questions
to like; to love; to be fond of
stifled (laughter); simmering
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar