(national) capital (city); metropolis
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
territory; domain; dominion; possession
El Dorado; land of gold; city of gold
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to gather; to collect; to assemble
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
participation; joining; entry
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement