legendary; folkloric; traditional
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
clearing one's throat; cough
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to loiter (on the way); to waste time
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
multinational corporation; transnational corporation
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
hegemony; leadership; initiative
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
same; similar; (just) like; equal
use; utilization; utilisation; application
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal