a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
open; spacious; extensive
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to get slightly dirty (all over)
corridor; hallway; passageway
briskly with small steps; trotting
last century; ancient times
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
successive generations; successive emperors
portrait; likeness; picture
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
light; faint; pale; fleeting
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
one thin flat object; one sheet
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to be surprised; to be astonished
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm