incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
arrogant; haughty; insolent
personal feelings; self-interest
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
complication; confusion; disorder; chaos; dispute; conflict
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
had better ...; had better not ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
worst; worst-case (scenario)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
whichever one chooses; either way
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
declaration; proclamation; announcement
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation