thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to like; to love; to be fond of
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to understand; to make out
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to know (a person); to think
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
this world; this life; world of the living
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
many; much; plenty; hardly
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
free (of charge); gratuitous
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early