radiant smile; contented smile
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
chance; opportunity; occasion
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
single word; a few words; brief comment
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
a long time ago; in those days
story; tale; talk; discussion
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to die out; to become extinct
(not) even with; (not) even using
influence; effect; impact
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit