brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
few decades; many decades; several decades
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
reality; actuality; hard fact
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
bright person; talented student; prodigy
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
don't you think?; indicates question
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
fall; drop; descent; coming down
handrail; railing; banister
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to lose one's footing; to slip
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
everything; anything; nothing
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
with these words; while saying
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
looking away; looking aside
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop