klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to be helpful; to be useful
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
switching over to; migration; transition
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
(medical) doctor; physician
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to crumble away; to collapse
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
calm; composed; leisurely
type of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)