painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to become settled; to be fixed
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
pillar of fire; blazing column
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
other than; excluding; without
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
memory; sense; experience
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)