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 move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
otherwise; if not; or else
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
late at night; at a late hour
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
imagination; supposition; guess
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)