passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
retainer; attendant; escort
guidance; leadership; leading the way
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
(clenched) fist; knuckles
line; queue; procession; matrix
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
opposite; reverse; contrary
risky; dangerous; insecure
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
student (esp. a university student)
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
once upon a time; a long time ago
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
while; even though; despite
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze