How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
father; dad; husband; you; he
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
considerably; greatly; a lot
to pass (of time); to elapse
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
plural; multiple; several
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to become a thing of the past
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
society; the world; the times
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period