exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to be smeared; to be covered
(period of) a year; during an era
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
it's been a long time; long time no see
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
at that time; in those days
incident; affair; happening; event
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to say; to be called; to do