to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
it's been a long time; long time no see
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
meeting; greeting; welcome
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
at least; at most; (even) just
forced laugh; forced smile
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
one way or the other; either way
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
how; in what way; how about
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
light blue; pale blue; aqua
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
surely; certainly; without doubt
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to