but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
empress (consort); queen (consort)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
military man; warrior; soldier
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direct control; direct supervision
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
military authorities; army circles
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
imperial court; royal court