young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
gender; distinction of sex; sex
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to lead someone around by the nose
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
follower; attendant; valet; servant
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
form; shape; figure; visage
performance of one's official duties
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to pick up; to find; to gather
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to raise one's voice; to shout
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
coincident with; while; simultaneously
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
like this; this sort; this way
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint