rare (or peculiar) animal
association; society; organization; organisation
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
none of your business; not your concern
celebration of complete recovery from illness
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
20th day of the month; 20 days
during; for the duration of
on board a ship; aboard a ship
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
inheritance; something given or received
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
somewhat far; fairly distant
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
enthronement ceremony; coronation
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
open-top car; convertible; soft-top; cabriolet
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
separation; living separately; living apart
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline