year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
about this time; about now
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather