deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
radiant smile; contented smile
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
rather; sooner; preferably
to return to where one came from; to return to one's parents' home (after a divorce or separation)
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
devoted; self-sacrificing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable