adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to cause someone to worry
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
otherwise; if not; or else
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
humming a tune (while doing something else)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
Raspberry Pi (single-board computer)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim