no matter how much time passes
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to some extent; to a certain extent
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be free; to be available
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
relation; connection; relevance
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk