this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
too much; excessively; too
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
the place for; the time for; the level of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to keep (a person) waiting
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation