preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
place; situation; position; location
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
royal capital; imperial capital
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
handful; small amount; small number
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
unexpectedly; surprisingly
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
until now; so far; up to the present
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance