tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
long (time that has passed); old (story)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
in succession; one by one
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
upper half of the body; upper body
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
ago; since; before; previous
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recuperation; medical treatment
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
accession to the throne; enthronement
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
royal capital; imperial capital
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
official function; state function
to make an appearance; to show up
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only