local newspaper; regional newspaper
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to find out; to discover; to locate
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
name; given name; first name
adjustment; coordination; integration; conformity
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
older sister; lass; young lady
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
biological older sister; real elder sister
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
melancholy; gloom; depression
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state