bygones; the past; past event
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
kind; sort; species; species
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly