elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
cannot be compared with; no match for
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
house where one was born; one's parents' house
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
in name only; titular; nominal
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
social meeting place; watering hole
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
advanced level; high grade; senior
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
study; diligence; discount; reduction
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
accomplishment; execution
cold reception; inhospitality
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
long ago; a long time ago; already