to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
after a long time; for the first time in a while
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
with these words; while saying
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
ahead; before; the future
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
vicissitudes; ups and downs
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
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)
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
major incident; major happening; big scandal
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to pass (of time); to elapse
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon