to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
eloquence; cleverness in speaking
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds
of great promise; with a promising future
young person; youth; young
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
affable; sociable; friendly
being very popular; being in great demand
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
mountain chain; mountains
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
to ride side by side; to walk side by side; to go together; to join forces; to work together; (lit.) to line up horses' bits
(large) building; public building; hall
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
Christian name; baptismal name
honorific title; honorific term of address
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
dark bay (horse coat color)
equipment; harness; fittings; orthotic; orthosis; brace
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
sexual preference; sexual predilection
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
clergyman; churchman; clergy
setting on fire; setting afire
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
Churchill; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965; British prime minister)