bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
due form; official; formality
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to get change back; to be more than enough
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
orphan; person without friends
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
subordinate work; assistant; servant
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
much less; to say nothing of
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
influential person; man of importance
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
failing mark; failing grade
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience