depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
different culture; foreign culture
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to pass (of time); to elapse
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
moisture; humidity; dampness
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to grimace; to make a wry face
(not so) much; (not) very
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
threat; intimidation; menace
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
in one's own way or style
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
mangy cur; low animal; beast
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to pick up; to find; to gather
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes