horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to start; to begin; to commence
topic of discussion; agenda
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
any duck with white specula (bright patches on the wings)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
double; twice (as much); twofold
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
because of; owing to; due to
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
surrounding at a distance
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse