to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to amuse oneself; to make merry
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
number of times; frequency; count
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing