to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to laugh away; to laugh off
this is why; this means; it is the case that
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to repeat; to do something over again
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
guess; conjecture; surmise
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
homecoming; returning home
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
tradition; legend; folklore
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
gem; jewel; precious stone
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)