as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
all over; all over the place; everywhere
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
please (give me); please (do for me)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
man; male; masculine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
the same as always; day after day
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to repeat; to do over again
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
each locality; each place; each region
to pretend; to act (as if)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
local industry; traditional local industry
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
as (one) walks on, and on
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more