fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
to find fault with; to question
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
name; given name; first name
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
the last moment; the very end
to surrender one's chastity to a man
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
war; fighting; fierce competition
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
three generations; three periods; third generation
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued