after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
two by two; by twos; as a couple
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
bad influence; negative influence
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy