childish; childlike; immature; infantile
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
person killed in action; the war dead
attendance; participation; presence
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to pass (of time); to elapse
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
one day; (on) a certain day
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to make a speech; to address
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to subsist; to keep on living
still; even now; to this day
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
grudge; complaint; reproach
chance; opportunity; occasion
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
promotion; raising of status
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly