usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
while; during; while; although; all; both
talking about memories; reminiscences
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
after a long time; for the first time in a while
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to redeem (from sin); to save
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
preparation; arrangements
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner