declaration; proclamation; announcement
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
family chart and personal history
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
this sort of; this type of
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
unexpectedly; surprisingly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
unrequited love; one-sided love
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
social life; social intercourse
to collect; to assemble; to gather
worry; fear; anxiety; concern