standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
beyond comparison; incomparable
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
front; frontage; facade; main
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
trouble; bother; annoyance
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
human kindness; human weakness
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
end; tip; extremities; terminal
together; at the same time; same; identical
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to lose sight of; to miss
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life