letter; missive; note; mail
parting; separation; farewell
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
warmly; cordially; with tender care
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
thickness; profundity; depth
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to mark the end; to spell the end
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank