to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
blank period; window period; interregnum
to find out; to discover; to locate
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to sink (into); to get depressed
kitchen; financial situation; finances
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
illegal dumping; fly-tipping
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to get out of bed; to show a leg
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to wash clean; to cleanse
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry