long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to walk in on; to tread upon
just the other day; quite recently
even though; despite; when
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
sunlight filtering through trees
timewise; temporal; chronal
no vacancy; full occupancy
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
hello; good day; good afternoon
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
regular customer; valued client
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
difficult to ...; hard to ...
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
silence; stillness; quietness
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
stillness; repose; standing still
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle