(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
never mind!; don't worry about it
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to fight against; to oppose; to face
it's been a long time; long time no see
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix