young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
secret art; the mysteries
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
children's story; fairy tale
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
waste of time; killing time
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present