birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
companion; partner; spouse
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be kind to; to treat kindly
royal capital; imperial capital
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
future (usually near); prospects
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
hostility; animosity; enmity
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
door; gate; opening; title page
dozens; scores of; decades
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
surroundings; environs; circumference
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal