(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
of course; certainly; naturally
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
training range; training grounds; training area
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
successively; one after another
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
door; gate; opening; title page
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
dozens; scores of; decades
round shape; circle; circular form
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
Wood Snake (42nd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1905, 1965, 2025)
how long; how far; how much
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble