load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
starting late; late departure
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
accompanying note; postscript
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
recreation; diversion; relaxation
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
authenticity; credibility
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might