for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
temporary; provisional; interim
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
several years; a few years
another showing (of a play); recapitulation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
negotiations; discussions; connection
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
Manon Lescaut (novel, opera, etc.)
Madama Butterfly (opera by Puccini); Madam Butterfly
to go down in history; to remain in history
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
those (near the second person)
chief; main; principal; important
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
Prokofev; Prokofiev; Prokofjev
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
to be fated to; be linked by fate
author; writer; novelist; artist