large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
year in, year out; always; 24-7
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
that's the way it is; such is life
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
reality; actuality; hard fact
alien (from another planet)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
set of three; three sets; three classes
to accept; to receive; to agree
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble