dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
property; fortune; assets
have a pain in one's chest
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to arrange (flowers); to plant
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
light brown; golden brown; tan
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
speaking voice; talking voice
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
in accordance with; according to
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
old body; aged person; elderly person
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
marital relationship; marital relations
to pile up; to accumulate
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)