spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to get thin; to taper off
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
one end; an end; part; fragment
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
synchronization; synchronized swimming
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
(someone else's) child; child; kid
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
each place; various places
machine parts; machinery; equipment
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment