taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
personality; style; appearance
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to crumble away; to collapse
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)