inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
strong or bitter (green) tea
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
everybody; every last one of them; all
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to be prolonged; to drag on
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
(apportioning) in small amounts
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
adoration; admiration; devotion
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
essence; true nature; substance; reality
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool