recuperation; medical treatment
the last moment; the very end
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
imperial court; royal court
scene; sight; scenario; setting
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
at least; at most; (even) just
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
mental; spiritual; emotional
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
make one wrong move and ...; take one wrong step and ...
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
woman; female; feminine gender
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less