to pick up; to find; to gather
even if; even though; however; no matter how
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
elder sister; older female friend
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
will not do; do not; does not
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
having not the slightest idea
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
example; specimen; sample
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to install; to equip; to mount
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)