thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
dark blue; deep blue; navy blue
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
jack-of-all-trades; all-rounder; generalist; general merchant; general store
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
opposite player; opposite side; (person) directly opposite
without a holiday; nonstop
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to have a hard time of it
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
slow to act; slow in starting work
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to attract; to be used to
child born to one's current wife
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to palm off; to force a sale
good (place to leave off); convenient
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
moderately; in moderation
to release; to sweep out; to clean out
to stop midway; to interrupt
Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)
Ptolemaic theory; geocentric model; geocentrism
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
activation; invigoration; stimulation
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
many items; pressure of business