to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
it's been a long time; long time no see
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
participation; joining; entry; adherence
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
man; male; masculine gender
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
well known; well connected
in succession; one by one
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
in comparison to; rather than
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
bored; having nothing to do; idle
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
discovery; detection; finding
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be surprised; to be astonished
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
Michel; Michele; Michele; Michelle
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of