intention; personal opinion
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
imperial throne; the Crown
military expedition led in person by the emperor
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
face; looks; vestiges; trace
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
chief vassal; senior statesman
choices; alternatives; options
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
record of proceedings; minutes
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
active; positive; progressive
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
the place for; the time for; the level of
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to invite in; to show someone in
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to discuss; to talk together
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient