meditation; contemplation
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
night view; night skyline; nightscape
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
devoted; self-sacrificing
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
three; three years of age
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
descriptive poetry; epic poem
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
all (there is); as long as there is
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
sunny spot; exposure to the sun