childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
gazing at (in wonderment)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to indicate; to show; to point to
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
counter for birds or rabbits
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
outward appearance; apparent
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
innermost depths of one's heart
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final