I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to care for someone; to look after someone
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
keeping things tidy and in order
will not do; do not; does not
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
this and that; one thing or another
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to this extent; to this degree; this much
(social) position; status
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
in a day; in a brief space of time
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
this world; this life; world of the living
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
medical care; medical treatment
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
once upon a time; a long time ago
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
creation; Creation (by God)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
after a long time; for the first time in a while