dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
this is why; this means; it is the case that
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
here and there; in places
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
myself; yourself; I; me; you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
grandfather; male senior-citizen
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
noon; midday; daytime; lunch