to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
not worth considering; out of the question
to be caught (of a wild animal or fish); to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to win (a title, prize, etc.)
a long time ago; long ago
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
official announcement; proclamation
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
excess; surplus; superabundance
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire