revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
restoration; repair; mending
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ancient city; former capital
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
funeral; burial; condolence
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
love; attachment; lovesickness
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
decision; determination; resolution
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to trample flat; to beat a path
roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing