for some (unspecified) reason
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
to some extent; to a certain extent
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to break the silence; to break one's silence
have a good day; take care; see you
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for