to meet; to assemble; to congregate
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
at that time; in those days
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
interior; inside; internal
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to refer to; to use as reference
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
time; season; period; phase; stage
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
that is to say; so that means
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
social networking service; SNS
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)