to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
property; fortune; assets
to sell off; to sell completely
tool; implement; means; furniture
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
cattleya (type of orchid)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
second day of the month; two days
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
late at night; at a late hour
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
imagination; supposition; guess
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous