overconfident; presumptuous
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
(political) power; authority; influence
common people; ordinary people; masses
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
for example; for instance; e.g.
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
decision; determination; resolution
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
(person treated as a) plaything
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation