to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to say no more; to sink into silence
nothing but; except; no more than
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
don't you think?; indicates question
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
good-looking; fair; beautiful
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
contrived; false-sounding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
perfect; complete; flawless
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless