to employ; to hire; to charter
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
chorus; singing in a chorus
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
decision; settlement; definition
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
in that way; thus; so; so?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Florence (Italy); Firenze
general; popular; common; typical
history of Japan; Japanese history
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest