face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
chair; stool; post; office; position
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
living by oneself; living alone
history of; experience of
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
how many years; how long; what year
senior high school; high school
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
all; entire; whole; altogether
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
myself; yourself; I; me; you