association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
periodic; regular; routine
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to care for someone; to look after someone
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
older brother; elder brother
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
after a long time; for the first time in a while
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter