forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
foreign; abroad; overseas
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
rather; better; instead; if anything
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
ranging over or scouting out a territory; searching far and wide (for); reading extensively
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to look down on; to make light of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
while moving; on the move
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry