standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
commandant; commanding officer; general
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
the gods of heaven and earth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
separation; farewell; parting
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
intimidation; threat; bluster
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
in good health; alive and well; going strong
reigning; controlling; dictating
related to; in relation to
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
such ... as; or some such