briskly; quickly; promptly
ten; 10; ten years of age
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
it's not like; it isn't as if
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to erase all trace of something
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy