ancient city; former capital
to face; to go towards; to head towards
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to complain; to make a complaint
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
in that manner; like that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
due form; official; formality
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that