to discuss; to talk together
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
construction; establishment
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one-year-old; one year old
both (people); the two of them
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
both hands; both arms; ten
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
attendance; presence; appearance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
how many years; how long; what year
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on