since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
speech and conduct; words and deeds
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
nice; likeable; desirable
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
street; quarter; district; area
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
sender; consignor; remitter
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
writing; composition; essay; sentence
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
threatening letter; intimidating letter
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
use; utilization; utilisation; application