gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
scene; spectacle; sight; view
such; this sort of; like this
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
antiquity; the previous era
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
rather than; more ... than ...
capacity; volume; capacitance
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to have a talk; to tell a story
such; like that; that sort of
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
personality; style; appearance
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh