one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
historical; traditional; historic
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
favorite; favourite; habitually used
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
valuable article; valuables
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
not worth considering; out of the question
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
internal conditions; true state of affairs
area under direct control (of the shogun)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe