counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance; admonishment; scolding; exhortation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to happen to hear; to overhear
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to look away; to turn away
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to try to appear smart; to pretend to be intelligent
way of speaking; intimation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
just because; even if; even though
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
correctly; properly; accurately
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
strapped for cash; hard up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case