the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
every evening; night after night
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
binoculars; field glasses
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
chance; opportunity; occasion
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
not caring; not giving a damn
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to become empty; to be emptied
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
force (bulldoze) one's way through
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show