to have a rumor circulating
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
hard of hearing; unfamiliar
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
since when; from when; how long
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
fighting against an illness
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
young person; youth; young
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to backfire; to have a harmful result
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
death from disease; death from illness
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
during; for the duration of
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable