to tie; to bind; to fasten
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to have a bitter experience
trembling with excitement
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
celebratory banquet; feast
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
attendance; presence; appearance
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)