value system; set of values
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
fresco; mural; wall painting
commander; general; leader
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
omniscience and omnipotence
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
the good old days; halcyon days
to extend; to expand; to spread out
(in) her way; peculiar to her
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
former (incumbent); predecessor
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
sense of loss; feeling of loss
clapping and cheering; applause
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
to clap one's hands in prayer
theatre-going; theater-going
great actor; famous actor; star
grief; mourning; lamentation
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel