ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
useless; vain; aimless; idle
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
pensive; meditative; wistful
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
desperation; self-abandonment
whole face; all over one's face
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
voluntary; optional; free; elective
how; in what way; circumstances
will not do; do not; does not
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
still (continuing); as ever; further
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
a pair (of shoes or socks)
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
declaration; proclamation; announcement
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
the other night; a few nights ago
(for a fruit) to go bad and lose its shape from being overripe or damaged; to feel listless; to be dull; to be lazy
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference