to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to have a talk; to tell a story
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
troubled times; turbulent times
indicate reason; infers some protest
one of these days; someday; one day
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
frequent; densely packed; thick
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
beginning; outset; first; onset
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
plural; multiple; several
split; division; break up
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
leadership competition; power struggle
to unfold; to unroll; to open
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible