from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
there is nothing; having nothing
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
sense of loss; feeling of loss
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
like this; this sort; this way
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
rather; sooner; preferably
in that way; like that; that way
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden