top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
one parent; single parent
to say no more; to sink into silence
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
separate; scattered; apart
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
near; close by; within reach; familiar
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
offensive (movement); aggression
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
invitation; introduction; temptation
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way