established practice; custom
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
very loose; slowly; leisurely
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
laughing while reminiscing
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
all (there is); as long as there is
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end