to be excited; to be elated
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
preference; priority; precedence
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
rather; sooner; preferably
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
and yet; though; when; in spite of
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best