wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
guess; conjecture; surmise
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to be at a loss for words
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
extremely dangerous; full of peril
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
part; portion; glimpse; bit
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to be embarrassed; to lose face
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
very small; tiny; insignificant
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
clearing one's throat; cough
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
election; selection; choice