bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
how; in what way; by what means
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult to ...; hard to ...
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
nice; likeable; desirable
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
complicated and mysterious
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable
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)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...