disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
story; tale; talk; discussion
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
decision; settlement; definition
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
event; phenomenon; matter
another; different; something else
empirical; from experience
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
war; fighting; fierce competition
discovery; detection; finding
while; during; while; although; all; both
to support each other; to support one another
study; research; investigation
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
woman; female; feminine gender
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)