the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
close; intimate; on good terms
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
considerably; fairly; quite
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to like; to love; to be fond of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations