reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
certain; definite; clear; credible
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
groundless rumor (rumour)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
any more; any further; any better; any longer
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
impossible to do (although wants to)
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
preference; priority; precedence
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
aggression; invasion; raid
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
that; the matter in question
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
order of chivalry; chivalric order
power; authority; influence
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom