close; intimate; on good terms
fast approach; quick intimacy
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
preface; introduction; preamble
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
indisposition; emperor's illness; unhappiness
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
overwork; working too hard
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to squeeze out; to wring out
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious