royal castle; imperial castle
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
too many to count; too numerous to mention
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
throng; gathering of people
to appreciate; to be thankful
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
distant place; faraway location; far away
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
royalty and titled nobility
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
no!; no no!; no, not at all
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
influential person; man of importance
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be ill; to suffer from
property; fortune; means; assets
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to spread; to be propagated
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way