still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
ten; 10; ten years of age
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
good humour (humor); good mood
one's left hand; (lit.) bow hand
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); Quercus gilva (species of oak)
lightly; easily; carelessly
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(right at the) side; just beside
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
nostrils; wings of the nose