(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
comparatively high; fairly expensive
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
long ago; already; a long time ago
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to make something be done in time
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
impossible; unlikely; improbable
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
that day; the very same day
hospitalization; hospitalisation
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point