brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
family; members of a family
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
world; society; people; the public
just one person; only one
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to breathe out; to exhale
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than