old friend; old acquaintance
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
sinking into deep thought; sinking to the depths; contemplation
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
brightness; splendour; splendor
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
steady; sound; reliable; solid
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
adoption or rejection; choice; separating the needed from the unneeded
special rights; predominant rights
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
complete change; about-face
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
Pluto (Roman god); Pluto (dwarf planet)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
inheritance; inherited property; heritage
that's the way it is; such is life
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
disaster; calamity; misfortune
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though