boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
sympathy; compassion; pity
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
things depend on how you look at them
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to give something weight; to give something dignity
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering
as expected; as predicted
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
the thing itself; thing-in-itself (in Kantianism)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
well-bred; of good upbringing
foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
you (plural); all of you; you all
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to learn something through hearing