ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
zest for living; energy to live
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
one of these days; someday; one day
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to get angry; to lose one's temper
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
most part; greater part; majority
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
utmost limits; extremity; limit
polish; improvement; burnishing
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate