several years; a few years
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
such ... as; or some such
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
older sister; elder sister
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to go out and away; to leave
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
incident; affair; happening; event
bygones; the past; past event
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
second month of the lunar calendar
while; even though; despite
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
sedimentation; subsidence; precipitation; sinking; settling; submerging
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
striking; remarkable; considerable