year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
river; stream; River; the ... river
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
serialization; serialisation; serial story
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
by means of; due to; because of; according to
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
comfort; consolation; diversion
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
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
(not) even once; (not) ever
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision