at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
foundation stone; cornerstone
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
the same generation; coeval
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
brown; light brown; tawny
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
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
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
I see; that's right; indeed
for use by children; for children
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
if so; in that case; in that situation
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the beginning; from scratch