social life; social intercourse
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
hogshead; puncheon; foudre
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
patting; stroking; caressing
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
younger brother and sister
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
living together; communal life; cohabitation
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
honour; honor; glory; privilege
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
natural virtue; personal virtue
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
memory; ability to remember
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty