long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
after a long time; for the first time in a while
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
not caring; not giving a damn
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend