waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
there is nothing; having nothing
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
just one person; only one
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
time around sunset; early evening
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
about this time; about now
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
in proportion to; just as much as
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
the same generation; coeval
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
forcibly; by force; against one's will