glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be transparent; to show through
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to comb down; to smooth down
(medical) doctor; physician
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
living by oneself; living alone
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
at a loss for words; stumped for words
forced laugh; forced smile
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to sink (into); to get depressed
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
not yet known; unknown; strange
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
exactly as stated; verbatim
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
repentance; confession; penitence
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet