private; personal life; (one's) privacy
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
long ago; a long time ago; already
immediately carrying out (a plan)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
powdered medicine; powder
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
so what!; who gives a damn?
office romance; office love affair
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
poor physical health; bad shape
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all