left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
briskly; quickly; promptly
surroundings; environs; circumference
messenger; envoy; emissary
to say; to be called; to do
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
inscrutable; incomprehensible
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental