emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
village; hamlet; settlement
desolate; dreary; lonesome
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
admiration; praise; laudation
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
judgment; judgement; discernment
general secretary (of a party, union, etc.); secretary-general; chief secretary
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
endorsement (of a cheque, bill, etc.); verification of authenticity (written on the back of a scroll); certificate of authenticity; note written on the back of a scroll; comment; proof
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
active; dynamic; energetic
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
commencing with; including
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
example; illustration; precedent