recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
serious; not joking; straight
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
living person; the living
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
identifying a severed head; checking a person's identity
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
random; unintentional; unintended
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
the last moment; the very end
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously