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one and only; unique

1

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

5

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

1

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

1

pride; haughtiness

1

self-consciousness; self-awareness

2

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

1

puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

1

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

3

to pile up; to accumulate

1

price; cost; value; worth; value

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

7

to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

1

fact; truth; reality

2

hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

1

intimacy; friendship; familiarity

1

founding of a nation

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

1

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

1

true state; actual condition; reality

1

politics; government

3

to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm

1

every time; each round

1

supplement; complement

1

the right person in the right place

1

charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity

1

people; populace

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

successive generations; successive emperors

2

in person; personally; directly

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

politician; statesman

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

succession to another's professional name

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

2

conclusion

2

another time; some other time

2

yes; that is so

1

jealousy; envy

1

nice; likeable; desirable

1

(religious) faith; belief; creed

1

complete loss of face

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

big problem

3

about this time

1