retrenchment; curtailment; economy
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
American Civil War (1861-1865)
The Confederate States of America
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
weakening; emaciation; decline
to come to (a serious state); to reach
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
journey; route of a journey
to step over or across; to overcome
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
way out; means to escape; escape route
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
eagle (Accipitridae family)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
right in the midst of; right at the height of