dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to make a speech; to address
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
difference; variation; difference
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
copy-and-paste; copypasta; block of text which is copied and pasted across the Internet
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
paste (food, text, adhesive, etc.)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
everywhere; at every turn
person who introduces someone; introducer
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
speech and behaviour (behavior)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
directly; in person; firsthand
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
enumeration; citation; listing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
while alive; during one's lifetime
influence (on someone); inspiration
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation