surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
explanation; interpretation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
living thing; living creature; animal; life
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
such ... as; or some such
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
invisibly; secretly; privately
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
convenient; handy; useful
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
head; brains; intellect; understanding
while; during (the time when)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
one by one; one after another; successively
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
inattention; absent-mindedness
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to put into effect; to put into practice
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living