then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
serious illness; dangerous disease
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
individual; private person; personal; private
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to begin to walk; to set out
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
inside; interior; inner part
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
indeed; really; truly; very much
only recently; just of late
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
talk; conversation; dialogue
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes