calm; composed; leisurely
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
how many years; how long; what year
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
manner of using one's hands
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
incident; affair; happening; event
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
plaintive; piteous; doleful
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
on the occasion of; at the time of
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
final; eventual; ultimate