to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to relax; to feel at home
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
name; given name; first name
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
to govern; to manage; to subdue
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon