achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
not within proper limits; excessive; unmerited; special
court council; privy council
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
edict; public announcement
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
relation; connection; affinity
squatting; sitting; breaking down; stopping (e.g. of car engine)
connections; contacts; influence
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
woman; female; feminine gender
interference; meddling; butting in
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
resignation (from a position)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
favour; favor; act of grace; special privilege
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
though; notwithstanding; although
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
all sorts of delicacies; various unusual foods; sumptuous feast
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging