to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
absolutely; positively; decidedly
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
sympathy; compassion; pity
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to tower above; to stand out
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
simply; merely; only; solely
to comb down; to smooth down
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
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