supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to be smeared; to be covered
death by crushing; being crushed to death
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
lower region; lower part; region below
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
honour; honor; glory; renown
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
calamity; misfortune; disaster
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
first volume (in a two or three-volume set); first book; volume one; book one
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
Singin' in the Rain (1952 film and song)
title of a musical composition; name of a piece of music; song title
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)