knowing; (an) acquaintance
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
property; fortune; assets
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
influence; clout; leverage
use; utilization; utilisation; application
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
hiding one's embarrassment
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to be saved up (of money)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
carnivore; carnivorous animal
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
greeting; a fine thing to say
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)