first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
just because; even if; even though
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
how many years; how long; what year
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to become desperate; to give in to despair
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry