to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
small change; coins; small sum of money
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
condition; state (of health); appearance
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
older sister; elder sister
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
method of treatment; cure; remedy
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
death from prostration; death from emaciation
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling