ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
all night; throughout the night
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
if it is the case that ...
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
at long distance; in long intervals
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
restoration; repair; mending
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
(not so) much; (not) very
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
posterity; future life; life to come
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
as usual; as is one's habit
by all means; by all costs