clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
aviary; henhouse; chicken house
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
knitting; knitted material; crochet
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
evening meal; dinner; supper
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
oleander; Nerium oleander var. indicum; rosebay
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
comfort; consolation; diversion
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
person who is ...; thing that is ...
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)