(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to take over; to hand over
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to bring; to take; to bring about
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
practice; practising; experience
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to badger; to pester; to beg
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to pass (of time); to elapse
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture