and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
lately; recently; these days
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
younger brother and sister
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
still; even now; to this day
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
imperial throne; the Crown
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
political measures; policy
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many