future (usually near); prospects
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
environment; circumstance
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
two times; twice; two degrees
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
letter; missive; note; mail
summer vacation; summer holiday
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
wedded life; married life
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
love or affection for one's parents
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
last night; yesterday evening
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)