by your leave; with your permission
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
supreme; greatest; highest; best
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
northern part; the north (of a region)
to arrive home; to return
the way back; the way home; return trip
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
theatre-going; theater-going
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
fort; stronghold; fortification
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being