dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
in comparison to; rather than
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
foreign capital group; foreign company
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
regret; repentance; remorse
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
imagination; supposition; guess