to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
primness; prim person; clear soup
deadly serious; deadly earnest
nonchalantly; without a care
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
one's possessions; ownership
collection of books; (personal) library
materials; data; document
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
low table; table with very short legs
snugly; cosily; compactly
knowing; (an) acquaintance
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
cake served with tea; teacake
to behave well; to mind one's manners
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
floral decoration; floral ornament
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
scandal; deplorable event
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
bipolarization; bipolarisation
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
resentment; indignation; anger