standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
conference room; council room
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(being) face to face; facing each other
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to grow angry; to display one's anger
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
bowfin (Amia calva); mudfish
to be lacking in options; to be too few
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
waiting room; duty room; standby room
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
home; household; family; hearth
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to keep (a person) waiting
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
along the road; along the way
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)