adultery; illicit intercourse; secret communication (e.g. with the enemy)
since; henceforth; ever since
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
great scholar; profound scholar
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
at that time; in those days
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
present (brought by a visitor); gift
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
to become settled; to be fixed
furnishings; implements; equipment
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
high spirits; boastful talk