it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
study; diligence; discount; reduction
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
(political) power; authority; influence
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
next term; next period; next version; next release
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
northwestern part; the northwest
one large ...; a great ...
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
polite; respectful; reverent
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o