long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
it is not (like that) either
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
I see; that's right; indeed
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain