long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)