fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
don't worry about it; forget about it
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
open; spacious; extensive
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
regret; repentance; remorse
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
in public; in company; in the presence of others
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
serious wound; serious injury
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to grow up; to become an adult
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to press a question; to cross-examine
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)