to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
contrived; false-sounding
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
surname; family name; last name
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
such ... as; or some such
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
long (time that has passed); old (story)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly