after a long time; for the first time in a while
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
ago; since; before; previous
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(someone else's) daughter