victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
coincident with; while; simultaneously
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
this occasion; at this time; now
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to face; to go towards; to head towards
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
please (give me); please (do for me)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment