(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
newly arrived; newly received
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
longed-for; anxiously awaited
social networking service; SNS; social media
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sex change; gender reassignment; sex change; sequential hermaphroditism
each place; various places
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
coherence; order; focus; point
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
participation; joining; entry