gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
(not) even once; (not) ever
the other day; some time ago; recently
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
existence; being; presence
sincere; earnest; serious
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
former husband; late husband
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
property; fortune; means; assets
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
percent; per cent; percentage
interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
several weeks; a few weeks
hop; hopping; jumping on one foot
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty