note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
tendency; trend; inclination
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
co-sleeping; sleeping together
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
to watch steadily; to stare
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
alone; by oneself; on one's own
flustered; confused; panicked
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
this world; this life; world of the living
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness