adopted child; foster child
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
Anne of Green Gables (novel by L. M. Montgomery)
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to tell all; to give a full account
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
18-litre measuring container
departure; leaving; starting; standing
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to work hard; to make an effort
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
person of doubtful origin
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to side with (someone); to support (someone)