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fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune

1

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

3

mediator; manager; caretaker

1

Elliot (South Africa); Eliot; Eliott; Elyot

24

moment; instant

1

quick-wittedness; tact

1

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

3

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

4

presence; sitting with; being with

2

to serve; to work for; to attend

4

treatment as a guest; guest

2

due form; official; formality

3

purchase; buy

2

swordsmith

1

honour; honor; glory; privilege

2

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

because

1

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

4

masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner

1

maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer

2

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

purse; handbag; wallet

1

to sell at a high price

1

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

1

occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

4

(how) many times; (how) often

2

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

1

obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

2

several hundreds

1

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

3

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

source of income

1

book; publication

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

1

my; our; one's own

3

dubious; puzzled; suspicious

3

(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

2

tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness

1

attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

3

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

1

acquaintance

2