to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to become decrepit; to become senile
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
war situation; progress of a battle
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
4th day of the month; four days
3rd day of the month; three days
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
amount of material resources
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
little by little; bit by bit
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to claim victims; to cause casualties
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to succeed; to bear fruit