agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
based on; on the basis of
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
successively; one after another
to surround; to crowd around
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to bail out (water); to scoop out
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
temporary; provisional; interim
to take command; to give direction
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
distinction; differentiation; classification
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
materials; data; document
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to be at a loss for words
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to play a leading role; to play a central part
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
regarding highly; attaching importance to
corporate drone; corporate slave
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
jack of all trades, master of none
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce