club activities; extracurricular activities
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
letter; missive; note; mail
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
alone; by oneself; on one's own
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
threatening letter; intimidating letter
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing