long (time); longstanding; for a long time
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
event; phenomenon; matter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to bring; to take; to bring about
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dancing or jumping for joy
how long; how far; how much
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
with a clatter; clatteringly
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind