to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
death (of an emperor); demise
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
accession to the throne; enthronement
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
your coming; coming with happy news; your presence
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this occasion; at this time; now
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
any more; any further; any better; any longer