far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
sudden change; complete change
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
abandoned building; derelict building
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
minority group (party); minority
pronunciation; production of sound
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
thinking back now; looking back
Orfeo (opera by Monteverdi)
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
signing; autograph session
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse