least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
custom; habit; customary practice
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
royal castle; imperial castle
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
don't you think?; indicates question
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
joint together; opposite; facing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt