stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
recollection; reminiscence
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
greeting; a fine thing to say
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
having an ancient and honorable origin
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to say; to be called; to do
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe