report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
end of life; death; annihilation
even though; despite; when
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
near; close; beside; third person
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to drizzle; to become bleary (eyes)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to stop walking; to pause
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
one's physical safety; personal security
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
some people; a few people; several people
half and half; fifty-fifty
such ... as; or some such
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to collapse into; to flop onto
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
convenient; handy; useful
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid