to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
solitude; loneliness; isolation
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
no matter how much time passes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to think of; to come up with
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
adoption; selection; choice
each nation; many nations; many countries
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
to concern; to be related
leadership; initiative; spearhead
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
central part; heart (of a city)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
joint struggle; common (united) front
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
entreaty; supplication; petition
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best