(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
such; this sort of; like this
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...