sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
each; (arch.) you (plural)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
11th day of the month; 11 days
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
the same generation; coeval
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
coagulation; freezing; solidification
refining; purification; careful manufacture
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself