teatime; tea break; coffee break
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
corridor; hallway; passageway
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
(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 thing, 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
institution; establishment; facility; home (for 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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
control; management (e.g. of a business)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
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