a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it's been a long time; long time no see
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
finding employment; getting a job
failure; mistake; blunder
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to employ; to hire; to charter
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
pack of lies; complete fabrication
family; relatives; dependents; household
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark