coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
in succession; one by one
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how long; how much; to what extent
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
(some) more; even more; longer; further
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
finding employment; getting a job
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
existence; possession; having; limited company
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to have a talk; to tell a story
in that way; like that; that way
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
correction; rectification; mending; repair
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
critical point (temperature)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey