long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
control; management (e.g. of a business)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters