be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
first meeting; first contest between
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to thrust before; to thrust at
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
long military service; having experienced many battles
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience