to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
making money; making a profit
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to be smeared; to be covered
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
menial; meanness; servility; abject
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
person (or their spirit) who died with no one to tend their grave
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
honor; honour; credit; prestige
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
unnatural or untimely (death)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
independence; self-reliance
using together (jointly); used at the same time
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
tablet personal computer (tablet PC)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
window-gazing; window-shopping