scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
historic; historical; traditional
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
image; figure; figure; form; image
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
if you think about it; come to think of it
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to take over; to hand over
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
talking while standing; standing around talking
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to detain; to check; to restrain
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to attempt; to test; to try out
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to come back; to bloom a second time
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
soldier; combatant; warrior