considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
rather than; more ... than ...
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
in person; personally; directly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
making one's best exertions
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
other; another; over; more than; I; me
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
transactions; dealings; business
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other