polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
right side; right-hand side
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
training; drill; practice; discipline
armed forces; military; troops
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
guidance; leadership; leading the way
retainer; vassal; servant
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)