failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
(large) house; residence; mansion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
idealization; idealisation
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to