leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to live; to make a living; to get on with
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
had better ...; had better not ...
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
directly opposite; right in front
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
chance (of success); odds
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
long ago; already; a long time ago
history of; experience of
several times; a few times
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)