honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
best regards; please take care of; please do
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
hard-line policy; tough measure
proposal; offer; request; application
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
final; eventual; ultimate
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
commander; general; leader
nice; likeable; desirable
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
at the present time; as of now; at this time
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold