foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
my party; our party; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you
overpower; subdue; keep down
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
like; liking; -like; -style
French person; Frenchman; Frenchwoman
free speech; freedom of speech
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
historical; traditional; historic
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
side of the road; roadside
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
sales clerk (in a merchant house, ranking between the head clerk and an apprentice); shopman; shop assistant
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
wounded person; injured person
magician; conjurer; illusionist
to play a central role; to take a leading part
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
scholarly principle; scientific principle
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing