not long has passed since ...
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
light; right; right field; right fielder
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
random; unintentional; unintended
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
several years; a few years
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
several times; a few times
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)