long time; long interval; for quite some time
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
second marriage; remarriage
company; corporation; workplace
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...