story; tale; talk; discussion
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to recall; to remember; to recollect
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
time; hour; period; class
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
family; members of a family
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
nice; good; well-executed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with