the other day; some time ago; recently
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
it hasn't been long since
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
eightfold; octuple; multilayered; doubled
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
to quit one's job; to resign
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
successor; replacement; second wife
hard worker; hardworking person
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
choux (pastry); cream puff
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
MIDI; musical instrument digital interface
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
killing time; staving off boredom
study; pursuit of knowledge
opinion; intention; thought
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
a long time ago; in those days
proud; having a prominent nose
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
to give the stamp of approval
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
third highest division; wrestlers of the third highest division
to come face to face (with)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person