adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to collapse into; to flop onto
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
verbal message; word (from someone)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to employ; to hire; to charter
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
how; in what way; in what manner
popular name; common name; given name
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago