to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
out of bounds; beyond the pale
(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; mere shell; mere name
useless; vain; aimless; idle
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
to await; to wait for; to expect
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
pensive; meditative; wistful
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be flustered; to be flurried; to stutter; to be at a loss
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
desperation; self-abandonment
whole face; all over one's face
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
voluntary; optional; free; elective
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
will not do; do not; does not
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
still (continuing); as ever; further
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
in one go (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); directly; in one leap; straight to; all at once; at a bound
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
declaration; proclamation; announcement
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression