thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
even though; despite; when
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
woman; female; feminine gender
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
scolding; reprimand; lecture
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
anything and everything; just about everything
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
the last moment; the very end
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
unexpectedly; surprisingly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...