production stoppage; discontinuance
transactions; dealings; business
to subsist; to keep on living
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to watch over; to watch attentively
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
Florence (Italy); Firenze
to fold up; to fold into layers
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
selection; choice; option
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to follow another's example
to throw oneself (into an activity)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
death from disease; death from illness
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
square kilometer; square kilometre