(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
being on duty; person on duty
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
(not) so much; (not) that much
trauma (usu. psychological)
rare stone; unusual stone
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
freely; frankly; without reserve
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
commitment; pledge; promise
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
matter for great congratulation
(with a) start; fright; alarm
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
neighbourhood; neighborhood
witnessing; observing; sighting
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
exceedingly; extremely; decisively