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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

2

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

5

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

1

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

renewal; update; innovation; improvement

2

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

2

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

1

all; everything

8

to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

5

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

2

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

1

already; too late

7

to bear fruit

1

candle

5

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

4

to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in

3

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

3

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

3

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion

2

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

1

style; form; pattern

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

collection of books; (personal) library

2

theology

1

science

1

philosophy

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

2

to be absorbed in reading

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

1

(not) one

4

one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

reading (books)

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

6

branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue

1

daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision

1

sorrow; grief; sadness

2

degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption

1

crushing defeat

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)

2

dense clouds; overcast

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

4

candlestick; candlestand

1

food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

3

bottom; sole

4

to catch fire; to ignite

1

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

1