in a sense; in some way; to an extent
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
nice; likeable; desirable
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
besides; in addition; also; moreover
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
difficult to ...; hard to ...
such; this sort of; like this
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
way (of doing); manner; method; means