emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
is something that; is that which
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be prosperous; to prosper; to flourish; to enjoy great prosperity
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
(your) daughter; young woman
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
one's post; place of work; workplace
you could say; you might say; verging on the
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
close to the wall; alongside the wall
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
world; society; people; the public
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch