near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
great writer; major writer
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
knowing; (an) acquaintance
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
the other day; a few days ago
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secret; private; surreptitious
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
excellent; superb; first-rate
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site