imperial court; royal court
legend; folklore; tradition
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
called; known as; that; to say
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
genius; prodigy; natural gift
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
such; this sort of; like this
being superstitious; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
one (thing); one piece; one item
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm