contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to put up (a notice); to post
10th day of the month; ten days
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
negotiable; further discussion needed
during; for the duration of
food and clothing; living; livelihood
to take (be in) charge of
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
staying the night; lodging (at)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
suggestion; hint; implication
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
talking while standing; standing around talking
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
living room (Western style); sitting room
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)