formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
Washington, D.C. (United States); Washington (US state)
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
idea commonly accepted by society; socially accepted idea
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
proposal; offer; request; application
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
good young man; agreeable youth
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
25th day of the month; 25 days
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
encouragement; urging; spurring on
heating power; thermal power; firepower
specialized; specialised; boutique
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
putting into operation; invocation
correction; revision; amendment
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly