estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
after a long time; for the first time in a while
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
episode; anecdote; vignette
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
real estate agent; realtor
how; in what way; how about
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
not understanding; not knowing
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)