old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
only recently; just of late
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to lend an ear to; to listen to
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
such ... as; or some such
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
almost every day; almost daily
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
impossible; unlikely; improbable
conviction; belief; confidence
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)