goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
study; library; den; home office; reading room
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
close; intimate; on good terms
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to breathe out; to exhale
change; alteration; modification
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)