to be preeminent; to be outstanding
near; close; beside; third person
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
place; situation; position; location
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
person of doubtful origin
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to stay calm; to keep cool
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
several times; a few times
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
breathing of a sleeping person
even though; despite; when
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
sensual love; love affair
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up