abrupt; sudden; unexpected
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(medical) doctor; physician
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
even if; even though; however; no matter how
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; vagrant
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to loiter around; to wander about
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in one's own way or style
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
reopening; resumption; restarting
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in