long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
serialization; serialisation; serial story
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to need; to call for; to require
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
by your leave; with your permission
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
memories; recollections; reminiscence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
transactions; dealings; business
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash