to go to see (something, someone); to visit
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
how many years; how long; what year
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
indeed; really; truly; very much
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
tension; mental strain; nervousness
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
death from cold; freezing to death
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
baton (of command); order; command; direction
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
superior; excellent; fine
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
processed goods; finished goods
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence