a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to be flexible; to be accommodating
just because; even if; even though
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to pay attention; to be watchful
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
one's only good clothes (suit, dress, etc.); one's only suit of clothes; one's best clothes; one's Sunday best
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
something like ...; something called ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
(made of) leather; leather-bound
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
technique; art; skill; move
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
... years old; age (of) ...
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now