recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to distribute; to hand out
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to look away; to turn away
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth