widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to care for someone; to look after someone
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
standard; set; routine; decided
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
remaining years (of one's life)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
look!; there!; here!; that is
to wet the lips of a dying person; to attend someone's last moments
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
overly concerned with domestic affairs; having an air of domesticity
good old wife; one's wife of many years
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
tenement house; row house
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead