long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
in the same way as; just like
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like