near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
time; hour; period; class
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
failure; mistake; blunder
to be too numerous; to be too much
pointing out; identification
instant; moment; for an instant
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
since; henceforth; ever since
don't you think?; indicates question
several hundred million years
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
how much; how many; to what extent
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness