deep emotion; strong feelings
after a long time; for the first time in a while
spring break; spring vacation
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
it's been a long time; long time no see
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
trip abroad; overseas travel
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
counter for books; volume
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
postcard; memo; note; card
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to have the privilege of doing
document; official papers
independence from parents
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
brown envelope; manila envelope