ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to challenge (a person) to a fight
funeral; burial; condolence
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
verbal promise; one's word
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
true character; real nature
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
reason; grounds; circumstances
to stop talking; to be silent
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
economical; efficient; lean; compact
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
both sides; two sides; double-sided
abandoned child; foundling
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
agricultural community; farm village; rural
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to buy; to purchase; to buy out