reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
prime of one's working life
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
not long has passed since ...
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
great commander; famous commander
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
at once; there and then; immediately
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
long; drawn-out; very long
dispersing; breaking up; running away
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to have a drink; to have a few drinks