arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
it's been a long time; long time no see
1G; first generation (of wireless cellular technology)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to find fault with; to question
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to be dispersed; to get separated
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
horizon (related to land)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
dead person; deceased person
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to have a narrow escape from death
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
place to die; place of death