fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
street stall; stand; booth
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
optimism; taking an optimistic view
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
hey there; I say; see here
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
large biceps; well-developed biceps
largehearted; frank; unaffected
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland