to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
youthful; young; young-looking
successor; replacement; second wife
still object; object at rest; still life (painting, drawing)
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
supreme; greatest; highest; best
visual hallucination; vision
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
authority; power; function
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
toxin; poisonous substance
service road; frontage road
accumulation; retention; collection; sequestration (as in carbon dioxide sequestration); storage (usually a liquid, e.g. rainwater, or behind a dam.)
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
reign; being on the throne
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous