until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
talking while standing; standing around talking
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
all present; all concerned; all of us
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to encamp; to take up positions
tool; implement; means; furniture
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
rough sketch; design; cartoon
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
(not) even once; (not) ever
currently popular; in fashion; trendy
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
genius; prodigy; natural gift
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
assertion; declaration; affirmation