a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
novel; story; (work of) fiction
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
lot number; house number; address; residence; address; memory address
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
another thing; other things; another man's property
the other day; lately; recently
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he