ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
quiet; still; surreptitious
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
perception; sensing; noticing
loud sound; loud reverberation
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
brilliant; glorious; beautiful and thriving; piled high; large; indecisive with fear
foreign travel; overseas trip
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
recovery; undoing; recall
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to open; to unfold; to spread out
old promise; old agreement; old covenant; Old Testament
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
my; one's own; I ...; one ...