to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to speak ill of; to disparage
that is to say; so that means
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
queen (consort); empress (consort)
every year; yearly; annually
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
author; writer; novelist; artist
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
custom; practice; convention; precedent
leader; authority; mainstay
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to begin talking; to open up
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
ingredient; component; composition
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal