emperor; prince; princess
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
this world; present world (as opposed to the realm of the dead)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
retirement (from the world); seclusion
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to ask a question; to ask questions
intelligence; intellect; brains
pledge; vow; having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
inspection; examination; survey
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
temporary; transitory; short-lived
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)