long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
very popular; highly favoured
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve