to make coffee; to brew coffee
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
probability; likelihood; chances
how long; how far; how much
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to order; to command; to appoint
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
chronic disease; chronic illness; old complaint; bad habit; intractable habit
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
long (time that has passed); old (story)
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you