order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to make an appeal; to urge
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
tall figure; high stature
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
finely chiseled (features)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
man; male; masculine gender
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair