garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
grimoire; magic book; spellbook
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
is something that; is that which
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
perception; sensing; noticing
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
throwaway; disposable; single-use
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up