declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
without; unless; have to do
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
to cease; to stop; to be over
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
form; shape; figure; visage
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
now that; since; so long as; because
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
future (usually near); prospects
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to serve; to work for; to attend
piece; fragment; one (object)
hills and fields; countryside
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract