spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
deep sleep; sleep soundly
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
briskly with small steps; trotting
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
dozens; scores of; decades
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
packed and sterilised food; retort pack
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
near; close; beside; third person
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)