stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
how long; how far; how much
to keep (a person) waiting
northern part; the north (of a region)
welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chilly; unpleasantly cold
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
in person; personally; directly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
accession to the throne; enthronement
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
worst; worst-case (scenario)
exactly as stated; verbatim
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
otherwise; or else; if not