self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
completely; fully; entirely
to set (sun); to become dark
to gaze out at; to look out over
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to gather strength; to take heart
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
elopement; running away with a lover
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
long ago; once upon a time
rule; reign; government; governing
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
tone (of voice); tone (e.g. in Chinese)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
individual; private person; personal; private
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
entire world; whole world; world stage
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
innocent; cherubic; childlike