evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
indicate reason; infers some protest
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
you (plural); all of you; you all
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to attempt; to test; to try out
this world; this life; world of the living
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
long ago; once upon a time
ancestor; forefather; foremother
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
doing whatever one pleases
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
God; god; ace; king; superior person
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how; in what way; by what means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
New Year's Eve; December 31
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy