famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
subordination; dependency
form; shape; figure; visage
government; administration
to bring; to take; to bring about
natural calamity; disaster
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be surprised; to be astonished
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to discuss; to talk together
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
something like ...; something called ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to badger; to pester; to beg
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
direct control; direct supervision