origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
local specialty; special product (of a region)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
almost; roughly; approximately
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
royal capital; imperial capital
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
circulation; dissemination
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
immediately; right away; at once; instantly