friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(only) one option; one possible choice
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
established practice; custom
beginning of the year; the oldest person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
villain; baddie; the villain's part
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
drama; play; powerful drug
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)