acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
don't you think?; indicates question
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
guard; security (officer); guardsman
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
how; in what way; how about
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
next term; next period; next version; next release
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
meaning; significance; sense
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine