adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
Manchurian elm (Ulmus laciniata)
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
pickled vegetables; pickles
good wife and wise mother
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
incessant working; working non-stop
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
evening meal; dinner; supper
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to publish a book; to put out a book
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
psychiatry; psychiatric department
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
troublesome; annoying; complicated
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
close; intimate; on good terms
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
clearing one's throat; cough
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
landowner; landlord; landlady