long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
proposal; proposition; suggestion
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
seeing one off; farewell; escort
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
pride; dignity; self-respect
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that