dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
other than; excluding; without
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
custom; habit; customary practice
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
no sleep or rest; working day and night
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
for dear life; barely escaping alive
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid