fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
old woman; joker (in old maid)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to crouch; to squat; to cower
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
yoke; constraints; oppression
vacant house; unoccupied house
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
detached building; solitary house
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
door; gate; opening; title page
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false