for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
parting; separation; farewell
father; dad; husband; you; he
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
company; corporation; workplace
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
family; members of a family
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
otherwise; or else; if not
so; like this; in this way
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to stick it out (until the end)
preparation; arrangements
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
one day; (on) a certain day
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
observation; survey; watching
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher