apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
present continuous tense; present progressive form
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
dozens; scores of; decades
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
line; queue; procession; matrix
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
handsome young man; Adonis
partly open; in half bloom
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to pick up; to find; to gather
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
number one; first; best; most; game; round
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye