period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
about; on; regarding; per; for every
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
fresh wound; fresh bruise
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
final; eventual; ultimate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)