one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
being startled; getting a shock
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
the other day; a few days ago
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to make merry; to be festive
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
something like ...; something called ...
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to become better; to improve
hair (on the head); (a) hair
genuine article; real thing; real deal
physical condition; state of health; shape
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
smallish; on the small side
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing