several years; a few years
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
when it becomes; when it comes to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to make a speech; to address
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
usually; under usual circumstances
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes