sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
depiction; description; portrayal
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to apologize; to apologise
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
unseasonable; out of season
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
matter of concern and interest
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
position; location; base; point; site
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
one's younger days; when one was young
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism