several years standing; over several years
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
spine; backbone; spinal column
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
is something that; is that which
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
what do you want?; can I help you?
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
all you want; as much as one wants
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to be impolite; to be discourteous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
very; much; greatly; a lot of
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
surely; certainly; without doubt
to become settled; to be fixed