childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
after that; afterwards; thereafter
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to rock; to shake; to swing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
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
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
opposite; reverse; contrary
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be at a loss for words
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one