ago; since; before; previous
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
document; official papers
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to torment; to torture; to harass
to apologize; to apologise
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
forced laugh; forced smile
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to bring; to take; to bring about
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
accumulation; accumulate; store
disaster prevention practice
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
your body; your health; yourself; you
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud