personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
raising an army; (lit.) raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
military campaign; battle; war
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
influence; clout; leverage
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to follow loyally; to wait on someone hand and foot; to be at someone's beck and call
another thing; exception; special case
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
master swordsman; skilled fencer
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
minimum; at the very least
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms