court council; privy council
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
celebration; auspicious occasion
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to straighten up; to sit upright
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
being all smiles with joy
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow