to soften; to moderate; to relieve
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
intravenous injection; IV
to become fraught with emotion
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to hold fast; to protect to the end
financial world; business circles
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to keep a watchful eye on
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
long (time); protracted; prolonged
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
oversight; omission; mistake
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
serious condition; critical condition
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty