older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
field overseer; site foreman
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
chapter one; first chapter
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
group; bunch; crowd; group
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
for the first time in one's life
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money); life's struggles
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah