public hall; community center; community centre
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
any more; any further; any better; any longer
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender