ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
fixed date; settlement date
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
struggle (for); scramble; contest
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
same generation; one's generation
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
way; method; means; resource; course
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to fall ill; to be taken ill
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to cry and shout; to scream
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
reconciliation; make peace with
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink