manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to follow another's example
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
organs of the state; machinery of the state
considerably; greatly; a lot
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
another; different; something else
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to peel off and fall; to flake away
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
social status; social position
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
isolation; being alone; being friendless
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
public institution; public organization; official body
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
charming; fascinating; attractive
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)