finish; completion; the end
chapter one; first chapter
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
to live; to make a living; to get on with
together; at the same time; same; identical
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
veil of darkness; curtain of night
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to torment; to torture; to harass
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
bygones; the past; past event
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people; popular sentiment
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon