with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
trouble; bother; annoyance
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
unseasonable; out of season
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
for example; for instance; e.g.
staying the night; lodging (at)
desalinating with water; salt removal
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification