one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to look away; to avert one's eyes
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
just because; even if; even though
incident; affair; happening; event
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
proposal; proposition; suggestion
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
to say no more; to sink into silence
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
double; twice (as much); twofold
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
such; like that; that sort of; very