leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
right under; directly below
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
extended leave; long vacation
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
financial muscle; economic clout
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
leadership; initiative; spearhead
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
promotion; raising of status
to be saved up (of money)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find