to get late; to advance; to wear on
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
(former) Papal States; Vatican City
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
safekeeping; not going outside; not letting outside
atrocious crime; heinous crime
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
social; societal; societary
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
person unfit for society; misfit
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
Tolstoy; Tolstoi; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910; Russian writer)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons