ancestor; forefather; foremother
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
talk about various topics
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
New York (state); New York State
cold; cold cream; cold wave; cold permanent wave
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
at once; immediately; right now
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to head home; to leave for home
to arrive home; to return
head; brains; intellect; understanding
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
gas station; petrol station; filling station
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
this autumn; this fall; autumn of this year
assuming that ...; supposing that ...