to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
un-; non-; negative prefix
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
reality; actuality; hard fact
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
don't you think?; indicates question
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
had better ...; had better not ...
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
how; in what way; by what means
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
polite; courteous; hospitable
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
messenger; envoy; emissary
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
strict order; peremptory command
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants