owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
since then; from that time; ever since
number one; first; best; most; game; round
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
every year; yearly; annually
time; season; period; phase; stage
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly