pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
a few years ago; some years back
authenticity; credibility
alone; unaided; away from home
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
while; during (the time when)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
statue; picture; picture revealing character
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
dealing with; coping with
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
low table; table with very short legs
it seems so; that's what it looks like
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to finish reading; to read through
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
pregnancy; conception; gestation