painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to subsist; to keep on living
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to engage in lively conversation
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the same generation; coeval
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
came here; coming here; recently
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serious; severe; grave; acute
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)