ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
recompense; indemnity; atonement
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
to become hoarse; to become husky
to shout (in anger); to yell
answering machine; answerphone
risky; dangerous; insecure
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
answering machine; answerphone
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to say; to be pleased to say
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
descendant; progeny; offspring
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
verbal promise; one's word
contract; compact; agreement
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested