(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in that way; like that; that way
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
considerably; greatly; a lot
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
feeling; sense; impression
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately