enquiry; inquiry; consultation
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
power; authority; influence
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
completely beating someone up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing someone
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
hard to get; hard to come by
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
as one had hoped; as one wishes
good policy; wise policy; best plan
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
addition; annexation; appendage
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to lie down; to throw oneself down
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
care; precaution; guarding; caution
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient