to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
stepwise; one step at a time
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to fall flat; to fall face down
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to push aside; to push one's way through
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
step; stride; counter for steps
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff