perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
door; gate; opening; title page
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
while; even though; despite
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
presence; sitting with; being with
princess; Her Royal Highness
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
genuine; authentic; true; real
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
living thing; living creature; animal; life
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
rather; sooner; preferably
almost every day; almost daily
war; fighting; fierce competition
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred