to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
very; extremely; excessively
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
rebirth; new birth; nascent
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
exhibition of pictures; painting exhibition; art exhibition
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away