to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
letter; missive; note; mail
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to become red; to redden; to blush
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
will; testament; last request
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
second-year student; biennial
to loiter around; to wander about
police; police officer; police station
guidance; protective custody
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
solitude; loneliness; isolation