to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
royal capital; imperial capital
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
near; close; beside; third person
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
declaration; proclamation; announcement
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
tool; implement; means; furniture
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
every place; various places
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
complete change; about-face
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple