knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
preference; priority; precedence
to order; to command; to appoint
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
letter; missive; note; mail
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
front; frontage; facade; main
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
firm promise; definite promise
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
future; possible; potential; prospective
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
place; room; margin; scope
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
pointing out; identification
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
condition; situation; prospects
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
individual; private person; personal; private
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity