to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
yearned for; longed for; missed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
for your information; I'm telling you
a long, long time ago; very long ago
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
please (give me); please (do for me)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the way back; the way home; return trip
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate