claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
objection; dissent; protest
court (of law); courtroom
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
woman; female; feminine gender
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
sharp parting remark; parting threat
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
choice; selection; option
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
distinction; discrimination
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
first-year (university) student; freshman; (one of the) first graduates of a new school
to smile (at); to grin (at)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification