practical; realistic; pragmatic
(Russian) maritime provinces
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to put on airs; to assume importance
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
due form; official; formality
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
only; merely; but; no more than
this (very thing); this precisely
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
deep emotion; strong feelings
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain