attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
many; much; plenty; hardly
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
calling by name; designation; nomination
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
having no money; lack of money
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
son and heir; son who will succeed one
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
having said that; on the other hand
to recall; to remember; to recollect
port city; harbor city; harbour city
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it