to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
alignment; arrangement; counter for sets
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
support; backing; patronage
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
in the same way as; just like
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
trouble; bother; annoyance
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)