soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to send flying with a kick
sensual love; love affair
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
elder sister; effeminate man
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit