ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
inside one's heart; in one's mind
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to step over or across; to overcome
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
confusion; distraction; derangement
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
true character; true heart; true spirit
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
individual; private person; personal; private
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to indicate; to show; to point to
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
popular name; common name; given name
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to name; to call; to christen; to term
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
dated; date; fixed; external
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...