gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
tail (animal); tail end; tip
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
empirical; from experience
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
making an attempt; trial run
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
clearing one's throat; cough
shellfish; seashell; shell
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
along the road; along the way
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
jewelry store; jewellery store
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
main purpose; primary objective
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
each time it happens; at all such times
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end