than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
imagination; supposition; guess
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to step forward; to volunteer
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
empress dowager; queen mother
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
polite; respectful; reverent
one bow; one salute; one greeting
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
guess; conjecture; surmise
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
empress (consort); queen (consort)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
confections; sweets; candy; cake
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)