yearning; longing for; deep affection
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
it's been a long time; long time no see
year in, year out; always; 24-7
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
pre-war days; before the war
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
surely; certainly; without doubt
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
way of talking; speaking style
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence