lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
telephone call; telephone (device)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a child; when one was a child
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
university student; college student
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over