drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
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
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
retainer; attendant; escort
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to serve; to work for; to attend
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
verbal message; word (from someone)
large number (of); many; majority
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
hard struggle; strenuous effort
January; first month of the lunar calendar
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to sink (into); to get depressed
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
the whole day; all the day
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving