illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
discovery; detection; finding
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
one's person; around one's person
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
attendance; presence; appearance
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
wedded life; married life
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
impossible; unlikely; improbable
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
future (usually near); prospects
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
long ago; already; a long time ago
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives