to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to begin to walk; to set out
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
cooperation; collaboration
no!; no no!; no, not at all
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to gain fame; to make one's name
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to begin purchasing; to purchase
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage