good-quality; superior in quality
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
the other day; a few days ago
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
window frame; window sill
suspended particles; floating matter
polish; improvement; burnishing
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
fruit knife; paring knife
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
one's post; place of work; workplace
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR