Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2025
To be agreeable, be good, to please, be to s.o.’s liking
Good night, may your night be pleasant
He was gay, cheerful, in good spirits, he felt happy
He had a liking for it, it was to his taste
Fingerprint
To snatch away, carry away, carry off
To let one’s imagination wander to
To make s.o. unconscious
To drive s.o. out of his mind
To be angry, blow one’s top
To lose one’s mind, go crazy
To be beside o.s. with joy, be overjoyed
His mind became confused, he became all mixed up, bewildered or perplexed
His fame spread among people, he became well known
To exchange questions with s.o.
To chat with s.o.
To converse with s.o., have a conversation with s.o.
To be on the wrong track, bark up the wrong tree, fail, be unsuccessful
To lose one’s head
To miss the mark, target
Aged, old, advanced in years
The bubonic plague
He had a sudden impulse or urge
Tragedy befell him, he met with a harsh fate
Sooner or later, before long
It took him a long time before he . . .
To last, or have lasted, a long time
To ask the Chair for permission to speak, ask for the floor
Pupil, student
Of flawless character, irreproachable
Upright, righteous
Innocent, blameless
Reconnaissance plane
Willingly or unwillingly, whether I (you, etc.) will it or not
Mighty, powerful, forceful
The nature of things, state of affairs
To be innate, inherent in s.o., be native, natural to s.o.
By nature, by natural disposition, naturally! Of course! Certainly!
To place, set, or leave one’s stamp, mark, or impress on s.o., impart one’s own character on s.o. or s.th.
His (its) fame spread throughout the world
According to, corresponding to
According to schedule, as planned
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