I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
houses and inhabitants; population
water retention potential; water-retaining capacity; water holding capacity
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
every year; yearly; annually
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
how long; how far; how much
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
jewel; precious stone; gem
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
hills and fields; hill and dale
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
vine-like; climbing; creeping
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section