to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
participation award; prize for participation
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
article; item; thing; goods; wares
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
spirit; determination; pluck; mettle
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
ex post facto report; report after the event
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to serve; to work for; to attend
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
sender; consignor; remitter