highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
old woman; joker (in old maid)
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
build; physique; frame; constitution
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to manage something successfully; to be successful
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)