(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
property; fortune; assets
(some) more; even more; longer; further
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
river; stream; River; the ... river
have a good day; take care; see you
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along