remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
ability; capability; skill
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
myself; yourself; I; me; you
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
inside one's heart; in one's mind
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to ask; to enquire; to query
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
chamberlain; castle keeper
last night; yesterday evening
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to put into effect; to put into practice
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
(social) position; status
power; authority; jurisdiction
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
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor