not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
how; in what way; how about; questionable
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(medical) doctor; physician
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
second anniversary of a death
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
even more; still more; further
to cease; to stop; to be over
ago; since; before; previous
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to repeat; to do something over again
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)