the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
why; how; for what reason
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nothing but; except; no more than
to pass (of time); to elapse
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
with a friendly grin; smilingly
what time; (lit.) which hour
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk