ancient times; distant past; antiquity
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
unmarried; not yet married
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to have a rumor circulating
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be worried; to be troubled
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
form; shape; figure; visage
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
something; some kind of; for some reason
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision