cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
manners; behavior; behaviour
close; intimate; on good terms
older brother and younger sister
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
loveable; very likeable; like very much
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
discipline; training; teaching manners
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
interference; meddling; butting in
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
as a child; when one was a child
clear; precise; definite; distinct
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to call each other; to call out to one another
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
fee charged at a public bath
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point