stairs; stairway; staircase
door; gate; opening; title page
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
young noblewoman; princess
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
living room (Western style); sitting room
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be late; to be unpunctual
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
matter of time; question of time
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
close to the wall; alongside the wall
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
admiration; wonder; astonishment