the deceased; the departed
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to become better; to improve
evening meal; dinner; supper
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
after a long time; for the first time in a while
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to squash; to crush; to flatten
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
warrant; summons; written order
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
bolt from the blue; great surprise
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
what's what; heads or tails
that's the way it is; such is life
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
foreign; abroad; overseas