smoky; awkward; ill at ease
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
criterion (criteria) for selection
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to rally; to make a comeback
death from disease; death from illness
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
perpetual youth and longevity
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
laughing while reminiscing
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
autonomy; right of self-government
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
devotion; attachment; infatuation