how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
last ray of hope; only hope
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
weak constitution; ill health
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
repentance; confession; penitence
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to cause someone to worry
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
your husband; her husband
other than; excluding; without
royal capital; imperial capital
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
destination; place one stays during a trip
death from disease; death from illness
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
this world; this life; world of the living
in good health; alive and well; going strong
family; members of a family
sincere; honest; faithful
contradiction; inconsistency
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
wife and children; (arch.) wife
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
in search of; in order to look for
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely