to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
greeting; a fine thing to say
study; library; den; home office; reading room
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
study; diligence; discount; reduction
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
woman; female; feminine gender
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
near; close; beside; third person
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
instant; moment; for an instant
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
by means of; due to; because of; according to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
while; during; while; although; all; both