dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
in one's own way or style
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
in that way; like that; that way
one's own child; one's own children
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
older brother; elder brother
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
year in, year out; always; 24-7
invitation; introduction; temptation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to badger; to pester; to beg
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
ardent; passionate; vehement
older brother and younger sister
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
expression of love; showing love
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to see through; to see the true nature of something
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sign of remorse; indication of regret