love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
when it becomes; when it comes to
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
such ... as; or some such
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to read the situation; to sense the mood
this and that; various things
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
immature form (of an organism); young animal
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to grow up; to become an adult
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
(not so) much; (not) very
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat