recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
standard; set; routine; decided
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
your husband; her husband
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
stealthily; secretly; in secret
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
serious; not joking; straight
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity