congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
secret; private; surreptitious
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
recently; lately; these days
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
inattention; absent-mindedness
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
property; fortune; assets
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
will; testament; last request
genuine article; real thing; real deal
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
long time; long interval; for quite some time
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
living by oneself; living alone
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
transfer to a different hospital; hospital transfer
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
this and that; one thing or another
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased