paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
beginning; outset; first; onset
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to be kind to; to treat kindly
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
together; at the same time; same; identical
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
boy; son; baby boy; young man
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to watch over; to watch attentively
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
after a long time; for the first time in a while
programme; program; plans; arrangements
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
heart; guts; nerve; central part
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
clerk; office worker; office staff
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to