important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
offensive (movement); aggression
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
way; course; the only way
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)