recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
question; inquiry; enquiry
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
travelling alone; solitary journey
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
if you think about it; come to think of it
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
really; truly; indeed; good grief
authenticity; credibility
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
preface; introduction; preamble
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
of course; certainly; naturally
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
personal; individual; private
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more