old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
had better ...; had better not ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to apologize; to apologise
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
just because; even if; even though
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
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)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
feeling; sense; impression
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
very young; little; childish; immature
in one's own way or style
distress; wretched condition
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits