to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
in spite of; regardless of
plainly; clearly; vividly
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
going unsolved; remaining unanswered
government service; the bureaucracy
forensic medicine; forensic pathology; medical jurisprudence; legal medicine
guess; speculation; supposition
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
encounter; chance meeting
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
how long; how far; how much
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
overhasty; rash; premature
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
speech and conduct; words and deeds
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
refutation; rebuttal; retort
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl