no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
rather; better; instead; if anything
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
name; given name; first name
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to take command; to give direction
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
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...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least