to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
settlement; solution; resolution
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; this sort of; like this
scenery; scene; landscape
each place; various places
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
had better ...; had better not ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to pass (of time); to elapse
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty