friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
many; numerous; various; large number of
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
(made of) stone; stone-built
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
prevention; protection (against); precaution
number of persons; personnel
supply; supplying; replenishment
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)