to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
advisor; adviser (to a lord, etc.); wise counselor allowed to speak to a lord without restraint
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to tower over the surroundings
patient; unhurried; leisurely
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
discovery; detection; finding
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to make an appearance; to show up
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to run up to; to rush over
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage