very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
this world; this life; world of the living
naturally; of course; understandably
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
surveillance camera; security camera
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
chair; stool; post; office; position
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to score points with (a person)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
cripple; disabled person; invalid
entreaty; supplication; petition
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief