after a long time; for the first time in a while
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
by myself; in person; by oneself
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
if it is the case that ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
something like ...; something called ...
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
prohibition; inhibition; ban
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
as if nothing had happened
the future; future prospects
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
discovery; detection; finding
to concern; to be related
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember