loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
slight; little; insignificant
without cause; without reason
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to govern; to manage; to subdue
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to take command; to give direction
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
modesty; humility; being humble
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
menial; meanness; servility; abject
no!; no no!; no, not at all
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
confusion; distraction; derangement
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing