details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
murder; killing; murderer
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
when it becomes; when it comes to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
stepwise; one step at a time
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to rush over; to run up to
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to