hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
beginning; outset; first; onset
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
pride; boast; credit (to)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
isolation; being alone; being friendless
silence; stillness; quietness
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
living thing; living creature; animal; life
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry