to take on a role; to take part
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
higher rank; better position
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
speech; expression; wording; language
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to talk; to chat; to chatter
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unanticipated; unexpected
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to be surprised; to be astonished
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
that is to say; so that means
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
ability; performance; efficiency
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
process; course; mechanism
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
function; facility; faculty; feature
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
hostility; antagonism; opposition
armed forces; military; troops
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
item; something that one "just has to have"
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
though; notwithstanding; although