approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
a few seconds; several seconds
second (unit of time); arc second
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
to blow out; to spout out
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
recompense; indemnity; atonement
marriage proposal; courtship
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
all (there is); as long as there is
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
family chart and personal history
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
superior; excellent; fine
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
other; another; over; more than; I; me
throne; first place; top spot; championship
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous