(present) head of a family
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
secret; private; surreptitious
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
that year; same year; same age
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
writing; composition; essay; sentence
smoothly; easily; readily
recitation; reciting from memory
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while