to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
surrounding at a distance
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
at once; there and then; immediately
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to laugh away; to laugh off
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
smooth; even; level; flat
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
long military service; having experienced many battles
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
deep emotion; strong feelings
another kind; distinct species; variety
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard