length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
conviction; belief; confidence
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
senior high school student
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
discrimination; judgement; judgment; separation; sorting