literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
difficult to ...; hard to ...
at that time; in those days
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
very interesting; of great interest
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
loveable; very likeable; like very much
episode; anecdote; vignette
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
analog person; person not good with technology
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
although I say; although one might say; although called
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
I see; that's right; indeed
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
of no interest; not interested
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to have a talk; to tell a story
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of