successive generations; successive emperors
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
function; facility; faculty; feature
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
nice; likeable; desirable
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to get tired out; to be exhausted
inside; interior; inner part
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
curse; spell; malediction
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
violent emotion; passion; fury
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
choices; alternatives; options
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
in deep black; in jet black
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted