long time; long interval; for quite some time
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to stop blowing (of wind); to blow over; to blow itself out; to die down; to subside; to abate
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
since when; from when; how long
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
modesty; humility; being humble
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
repentance; confession; penitence
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
guess; conjecture; surmise
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to go along; to walk along; to follow
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away