to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to pull one's hair back into a bun
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
honour; honor; glory; privilege
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
custom; practice; convention; precedent
reading aloud; recitation
personification; anthropomorphization
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
kid; young goat; goatling
children's story; fairy tale
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
complete set; all; everything
for use by adults; for adults
for use by children; for children
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit; weak
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
doing as one is told; yes-man
cake or snack served with tea
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption