(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
serious; severe; grave; acute
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
direct control; direct supervision
popular name; common name; given name
to become fraught with emotion
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
that's a different matter; that's a different story
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote