to take someone's life; to kill someone
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)
six (long cylindrical things)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
preface; introduction; preamble
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
rather; sooner; preferably
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
consequently; as a result
to fly around; to scatter
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
chipmunk (esp. the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus)
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to be conspicuous; to stand out
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark