medium; mediocrity; average
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
how many years; how long; what year
hegemony; leadership; initiative
suggestion; hint; implication
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
superiority; predominance
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
affidavit; deposition; testimony
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
at that time; in those days
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
final; eventual; ultimate
to look down on; to make light of
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
one's assessment of the situation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
in case of; at that time; at this time
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply