increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response