how many years; how long; what year
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
about when; about what time; how soon
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
spring break; spring vacation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
several years; a few years
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
such ... as; or some such
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
older sister; elder sister
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
organic; organic chemistry; organic compound
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go out and away; to leave
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense