hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
royal castle; imperial castle
semi-transparent; translucent
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
long (time that has passed); old (story)
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
long ago; a long time ago; already
to happen to have on hand or in stock
nature; property; disposition
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
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
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
fine weather; fair weather
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
real intention; true motive; true meaning
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...