proposal; offer; request; application
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
softly; mildly; gently; politely
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
next term; next period; next version; next release
(political) power; authority; influence
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
forming a familial relationship (through adoption, marriage, etc.); adoption
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
man; male; masculine gender
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
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)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling