childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
meaning; significance; sense
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(period of) a year; during an era
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
self-consciousness; self-awareness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
the lower classes; the common people
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...