but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
time; hour; period; class
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
reopening; resumption; restarting
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
royal capital; imperial capital
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
very young; little; childish; immature
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend