till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
bungalow; one-story house
to look around; to look towards (us)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to hide; to keep to oneself
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
nostrils; wings of the nose
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff