year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
story; tale; talk; discussion
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
sympathy; compassion; pity
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
is that so? (generally rhetorical)