to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to gather strength; to take heart
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
castle site; ruins of a castle
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
castle tower; keep; donjon
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
to resound (echo) far and wide
to find fault with; to question
magnificent; sublime; vigorous; bold
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
evaporation; dehydration; desiccation
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
preparation; arrangements
chance (of success); odds
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
siblings; brothers and sisters
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
older sister and younger brother
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
either way; in any case; one way or another
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to dry up completely; to become stale
chronological order; time series
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission