guidance; leadership; leading the way
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to put one's hand on; to touch
feel (of a material); texture
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to get accustomed to using
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
lightly; easily; carelessly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to jump at; to be attracted by
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten