having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
personal (employee); employed; retained
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
hard worker; hardworking person
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
no food or drink (e.g. as a sign in a library, etc.); no eating or drinking
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
dual personality; split personality
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
best friend; very close friend
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
old model (of an appliance, etc.); becoming outdated; drop (type of metal casting defect)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
crossed wires or lines (of communication); confusion
to make a speech; to address
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image
electricity supply network; transmission network; power grid
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
one's later years; final years (in life)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death