a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
considerably; greatly; a lot
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
just because; even if; even though
now; the present time; just now; another; more
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate