buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
desperately; for one's dear life
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
be (that) as it may; having said that
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
individual; private person; personal; private
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
interest; rights; concession
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
story; tale; talk; discussion
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
and yet; though; when; in spite of
panty-less; wearing no underwear
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
friction; discord; strife
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to blow off; to be blown off
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh