to point upward; to look upward; to improve
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
main cause; primary factor
staying the night; lodging (at)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
job; work; duties; trade; skill
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
clanging; empty; deserted
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
diversion; distraction; feint
gray or silver haired (grey)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in the morning; during the morning
to become rounded; to roll into a ball