indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
moving tale; impressive tale
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
courageous but doomed resistance
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
personality; character; individuality; personhood
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff