sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to flare up; to burst into flames
to stick it out (until the end)
bridal costume; wedding dress
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
(in) his way; peculiar to him
on one hand; on the other hand
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
sincere; earnest; serious
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
environment; circumstance
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
way (of doing); manner; method; means
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to be erected; to be built
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence