(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to have the memory of having done something oneself
tone (of voice); manner of talking
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
outside of; not covered by
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
and; thereupon; because of that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
adds force or indicates command
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean