one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
ex-husband; former husband
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
company president; manager; director
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
suffix for familiar person
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
leaving everything up to someone else
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sharp sighted; easily awakened
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
answering machine; answerphone
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
finally; in the end; on top of all that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
guess; conjecture; surmise
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to go out and away; to leave
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)