dripping wet; soaked; drenched
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to cease; to stop; to be over
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to continue to do; to persist in doing
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to be prolonged; to drag on
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
last night; yesterday evening
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
regret; repentance; remorse
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander