the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
set of three; three sets; three classes
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
is that so?; I see; right; oh
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
mental; spiritual; emotional
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to get out of bed; to show a leg
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
what kind of; what sort of; what
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal