front; frontage; facade; main
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
king; monarch; ruler; champion
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
war; battle; match; game; competition
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to wring the neck; to strangle
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
fort; stronghold; fortification
to anticipate; to foresee
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
suffix for familiar person
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
please (give me); please (do for me)