emphasizes direct object of action
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
and so; therefore; for that reason
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
war; battle; match; game; competition
tool; implement; means; furniture
already; now; no longer; not any more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
I see; that's right; indeed
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
(another person's) younger sister
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
that; the matter in question
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
giving up or abstaining from tea
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface