to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
in that manner; like that
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
explanation; interpretation
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)