to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to make merry; to be festive
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
experiment; experimentation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to pass (of time); to elapse
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to feel depressed; to be down
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
southern part; the south (of a region)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
place; position; location; position; standing; status