to be helpful; to be useful
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
curious; strange; unusual
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
admiration; wonder; astonishment
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
how long; how much; to what extent
danger; peril; hazard; risk
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be found; to be discovered
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)