the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
leader; guide; mentor; coach
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
conviction; belief; confidence
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
in that manner; like that
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)