one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to be worried; to be troubled
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
factory; plant; mill; workshop
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
police; police officer; police station
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
how many months?; how long?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
survival; survivor; relic
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
command; lead; generalship; leadership
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to subsist; to keep on living
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to set (sun); to become dark
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character