to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
staying the night; lodging (at)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
great hurry; great haste; rush
24 hours; twenty-four hours
staying up all night; all-night vigil
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to start shouting; to break out
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
letter of consent; letter of intent; agreement document
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
all you want; as much as one wants
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
psychic trauma; psychological trauma
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)