second; number two; runner-up
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
offender; criminal; culprit
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
death from disease; death from illness
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
death penalty; capital punishment
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
having said that; on the other hand
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be reminded of; to call to mind
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
performance of one's official duties
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
participation; joining; entry; adherence