several weeks; a few weeks
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
shopping; purchased goods
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it's been a long time; long time no see
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
general; popular; common; typical
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the more one looks (at it) the more...
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
endurance; perseverance; patience
to get distracted; to jump off the track
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be prolonged; to drag on
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant