not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
beforehand; in advance; previously
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
power; authority; jurisdiction
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
greeting; a fine thing to say
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
after a long time; for the first time in a while
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
still; even now; to this day
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
(present) head of a family
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.