to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
from the beginning; from scratch
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
being too late; losing one's final chance
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(period of) a year; during an era
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
stable boy; stable hand; groom
marriage proposal; courtship
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
village headman; village mayor
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 put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to summon courage; to be brave
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable