excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
at once; immediately; right now
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
recompense; indemnity; atonement
about; on; regarding; per; for every
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
guess; speculation; supposition
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of