oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
based on; on the basis of
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
successively; one after another
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
to take command; to give direction
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
material; materials; data; information; documents
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to be at a loss for words
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to play a leading role; to play a central part
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
regarding highly; attaching importance to
corporate drone; corporate slave
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
jack of all trades, master of none
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse