absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
conte; short story; tale; comedy sketch; skit
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
yoke; constraints; oppression
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
war funds; war expenditures
homeowner; head of a household
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on