for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
light blue; pale blue; aqua
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
order of chivalry; chivalric order
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
packhorse; workhorse; hack
defense; defence; fielding
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to flatter; to play up (to); to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to cater (to)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
physical condition; state of health; shape
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
after a long time; for the first time in a while
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!