incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to come to an end; to close the curtain
incident; affair; happening; event
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
chapter one; first chapter
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
horizon (related to land)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
originally; by nature; from the start
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
opposite; reverse; contrary
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
vitality; energy; dynamism
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
consequence; outcome; result; blame
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")