to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
with a crack; with a smash
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
January; first month of the lunar calendar
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
preface; introduction; preamble
kintsugi; repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
just because; even if; even though
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
the West; the Occident; Western countries
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
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)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
in that manner; like that
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished