small number; few; minority
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
showing one's face in public; facing another person
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
power; authority; influence
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
powerful person; influential person
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to devour; to bite to death
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily