the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
sure; alright; fine; go ahead
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
what kind of; what sort of; what
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer