long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
eSports (form of competition using video games); e-sports; electronic sports
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
young person; youth; young
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
schoolgirl; female student
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
considerably; greatly; a lot
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
main question; real issue at hand
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
both hands; both arms; ten
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
when it becomes; when it comes to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally