personal; individual; private
preference; priority; precedence
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
speech and conduct; words and deeds
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
health; healthy; sound; fit
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float