how many years; how long; what year
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
story; tale; talk; discussion
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be silent; to say nothing
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
otherwise; or else; if not
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons