life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
cable; wire rope; cableway
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
if we put this another way; in other words; put differently
without considering the consequences; recklessly; imprudently; going overboard
prickling; stinging; biting
mentally deranged person; lunatic
farm owner; plantation owner
being rather confused; looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)
three-cornered conversation
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
military accouterments; military accoutrements; troop formation
good-natured; of good character
to hold a small dinner party
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
running swiftly; running at full speed
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
traces of a moving light; trail (e.g. of a meteor)
slightly early; just before
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women