dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
in the same way as; just like
to shine in (light); to illuminate
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
speaking voice; talking voice
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as a child; when one was a child
father; dad; husband; you; he
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
discipline; training; teaching manners
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
way; method; means; resource; course
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to become empty; to be emptied
understood; I see; OK; present; here