the relation of master to servant
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
sympathy; empathy; response
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
example; illustration; precedent
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
rotten smell; putrid odor
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
hereditary system; hereditary succession
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
widely viewed as a prominent prospect (for)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
another thing; exception; special case
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
coastal waters; adjacent seas
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only