to smile (at); to grin (at)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
control; check; restraint; inhibition
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to become dim; to become blurred
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
much less; to say nothing of
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
workshop; studio; atelier
verge of death; dying moments
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
recuperation; medical treatment