to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
middle of the night; dead of night
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
even though; despite; notwithstanding
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
pine needle; small gift; souvenir
trackless; reckless; dissipated
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
charming figure; alluring figure
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to get thin; to taper off
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to finish reading; to read through
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
each; (arch.) you (plural)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
in this manner; in this way; like this
to fulfill one's responsibilities