1 (long) time

2 (long) duration of time

1 big

2 huge

3 large

4 major

5 great

6 wide

7 deep

8 older (than)

9 oldest

10 eldest

11 greatly

12 very much

13 (dialect) father

14 father's elder or younger brother

1 very auspicious

2 extremely lucky

1 everyone

2 influential family

3 great expert

1 prize

2 award

1 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)

2 to fail to grasp the big picture

1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)

1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.

2 It's an honor to meet you at last.

1 long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

1 well tested (idiom); seasoned

2 veteran