may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
by your leave; with your permission
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
number of (large) animals
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to refer to; to use as reference
contradiction; inconsistency
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
hostile relations; hostile relationship
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
anonymity; using an assumed name
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
discouraged; dispirited; despondent