to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
root; joint; base; crotch
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
willpower; energy; vitality
(some) more; even more; longer; further
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage