imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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)
imagination; supposition; guess
persecution complex; paranoia
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in that way; thus; so; so?
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays