to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
colleagues; cronies; merry men
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
tall figure; high stature
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
in name only; titular; nominal
advanced level; high grade; senior
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
information; making a report (to a superior)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to faint; to be exhausted
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
(historical) hereditary stipend
heap; pile; stack; full measure
second day of the month; two days
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself