to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
library (usu. single-room); small library
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
fluent (in a language); flowing
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
if you can't beat them; join them; you can't fight city hall; if your adversaries are stronger than you, it is better to join their side than to fight them
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to know (someone); to think; to believe
near oneself; close to one; familiar
recuperation; medical treatment
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
love story; romance; love affair
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
pink (colour, color); peach