mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
senility; dotage; decrepitude
transport; transportation
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
how; in what way; by what means
a country whose laws are based on religious criteria; theocracy
all you want; as much as one wants
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be pleased with; to be to one's liking
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
declaration; proclamation; announcement
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist