bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
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)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to collect; to assemble; to gather
groundless rumor (rumour)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
moron; idiot; stupid person
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
other; another; over; more than; I; me
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr