speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to mix; to stir; to blend
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
casual; indifferent; nonchalant
condition; figure; appearance; voice
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to stop raining or snowing
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
ago; since; before; previous
to follow another's example
ability that outdoes (shames) professionals
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
lately; recently; nowadays
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
execution; punishment; spanking
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
incident; affair; happening; event
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly