royalty and titled nobility
had better ...; had better not ...
looking on; remaining a spectator
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
as (for); for; in the capacity of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
cannot be helped; unavoidable
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
way; method; means; resource; course
with these words; while saying
large number (of); many; majority
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse