hidden treasure; treasured article
now; the present time; just now; another; more
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
meeting hall; assembly hall
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
really; truly; indeed; good grief
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
carving; engraving; sculpture
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
personal; individual; private
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such; like that; that sort of; very
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
genuine article; real thing; real deal
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
police; police officer; police station
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as