layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
technical skill; ability; capacity
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to stop walking; to pause
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
connection; link; relationship
influence; clout; leverage
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)