wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
sunlight; rays of the Sun
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to rain incessantly; to downpour
day of spring; spring sun
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to be in complete attendance
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to keep a watchful eye on
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
different opinion; objection
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
time of emergency; (in an) emergency