a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy