your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
disgrace; humiliation; insult
personal; individual; private
motherland; fatherland; native country
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
selfishness; selfish motive
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to make an appearance; to show up
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to repeat; to be frequent
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
rural district; farming area
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over