to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
village headman; village mayor
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
decapitation; decapitated head
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
crushing evil; destroying heresy
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
fireball; bolide; fireball