to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to shake one's head (in denial)
protracted war; war of attrition
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
comfort; consolation; diversion
unable to find the words to thank someone; unable to thank someone enough
sense of loss; feeling of loss
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
superb view; picturesque scenery
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
living; lifestyle; living room
youthful; young; young-looking
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
weakening; emaciation; decline
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender