to comfort; to console; to amuse
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
finishing blow; coup de grâce
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
one end; an end; part; fragment
badness; evilness; bad; evil
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
older sister; elder sister
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
around the world; throughout the world
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
ardent; passionate; vehement
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
suddenly; all of a sudden
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby