suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
exclusive; attached to; specialist
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
how; in what way; how about; questionable
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
stifled (laughter); simmering
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
comparatively; relatively
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
distinctive; characteristic
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
that day; the very same day
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to find out; to discover; to locate