above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
notice; attention; observation
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to gather; to collect; to assemble
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
it's been a long time; long time no see
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion