alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
main ingredient; main component
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to slap; to strike; to spank
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
drop of water; polka dots
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
material; substance; matter
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
empty lot; vacant plot of land
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
trivial; not amounting to much